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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022054492 · 5/24/2022 · West Virginia Steel Corporation

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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
West Virginia Steel Corporation
Location
327 Glass Addition Road, POCA, WEST VIRGINIA, 25159
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing a piece of plate steel into a hydraulic shear to cut it. The shear cycled and caught the employee's index and middle fingers between the plate steel and the work surface of the shear. The employee suffered amputations to both fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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