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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021086577 · 8/5/2021 · Corey Steel Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Corey Steel Company
Location
2800 S. 61st. Ct., CICERO, ILLINOIS, 60804
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 5, 2021, an employee was operating a crane by remote control to move bundles of steel bars for packaging. A bar from one of the bundles came loose and the employee's right hand was caught between the bar and the remote control, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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