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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021651 · 2/21/2022 · SABEL STEEL

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
SABEL STEEL
Location
6051 HWY 90 W., THEODORE, ALABAMA, 36582
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lining up angle steel on a saw for cutting. The steel rolled when the saw blade grabbed it and pinched the employee's right middle and ring fingertips against the saw bed, causing amputations to both.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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