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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021087217 · 8/24/2021 · Mill Steel Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Mill Steel Company
Location
100 Finley Ave, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35204
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were working together to rotate the arbor on a slitter and tape the slitter rubbers. As an employee was taping the rubbers, the rotating arbor grabbed his left hand and pulled his index and middle fingers into a pinch point. Both fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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