Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cleveland-Cliff Steel Corp Middletown Works
Start: 5/8/2021

1 amputation · 2021053797 · 5/8/2021 · Cleveland-Cliff Steel Corp Middletown Works

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Cleveland-Cliff Steel Corp Middletown Works
Location: 1801 Crawford Street, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing chain links on the carriage assembly of a drive motor. The carriage dropped approximately 20 feet after links were removed and pulled the employee's fingers into the chain and sprocket assembly. The employee's thumb was broken and their left pinky finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown