Amputations

Name: Amputations at Schuff Steel Company
Start: 5/25/2022

1 amputation · 2022054527 · 5/25/2022 · Schuff Steel Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Schuff Steel Company
Location: 2001 N Davis Rd, OTTAWA, KANSAS, 66067
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a support plate from a camber machine. As the employee lifted the plate with an overhead crane, the weight shifted and the plate crushed his left index finger, causing an amputating the finger.

Source

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