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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010163 · 1/7/2022 · Kyoei Steel, LTD

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Kyoei Steel, LTD
Location
8001 Border Steel Rd., VINTON, TEXAS, 79821
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating equipment when a piece of bar got stuck in the rolls. He used another piece of bar to dislodge it. The bar was caught, creating a pinch point between the roll and the bar and resulting in amputation of the employee's left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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