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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022076359 · 7/20/2022 · Texas Steel Processing

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
Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Texas Steel Processing
Location
5480 Windfern Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After loading material on a truck with a crane, an employee was removing the plate hooks from the material. The material shifted and pinched the employee's left ring finger against a plate hook. The tip of the finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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