Amputations

Name: Amputations at Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.
Start: 12/22/2021

1 amputation · 20211210985 · 12/22/2021 · Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.
Location: Sand Springs Rail Products, SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA, 74063
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a bench grinder to grind a bevel on a tail piece used in a spike machine. The tail piece got caught and was pulled down to the part rest, causing the employee's right thumb to be pulled into the grinding disc pad. The thumb tip was amputated.

Source

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