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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021064965 · 6/17/2021 · Texas Steel Conversion, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source
Floor, unspecified
Secondary source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Texas Steel Conversion, Inc.
Location
1700 Independence Avenue, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77803
NAICS
332996
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing near a cross rolling machine when they lost their footing and fell toward the machine. As the employee tried to regain their balance, their right hand contacted the roller on the machine, resulting in an index finger amputation and a laceration to the middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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