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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021043531 · 4/29/2021 · RK Steel, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
RK Steel, LLC
Location
8221 East 96th Avenue, HENDERSON, COLORADO, 80640
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rolling a piece of steel on a steel roller. The employee's right index finger was pinched between a roller and the material. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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