Amputations

Name: Amputations at Frederick Steel Co
Start: 7/15/2022

1 amputation · 2022076200 · 7/15/2022 · Frederick Steel Co

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Secondary source: Angle irons

Employer

Name: Frederick Steel Co
Location: 630 Glendale Milford Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45215
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a 20-ton overhead crane to separate 40-foot pieces of angle iron. The pieces on the C-hook shifted, and the employee's left middle finger was caught between them. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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