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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022087624 · 8/26/2022 · Shepard Steel Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
Shepard Steel Company, Inc.
Location
110 Meadow Street, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06114
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing cribbing under steel plates when the magnet separated, causing the 1,900-pound steel plate to crush the employee's finger. The employee's finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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