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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023021536 · 2/17/2023 · American Alloy Steel, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
American Alloy Steel, Inc.
Location
6230 North Houston Rossyln Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77091
NAICS
332313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using electrical magnets to lift a 7,351-pound steel plate onto the burning table of a plasma cutter. The steel plate slipped and fell onto the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation of the left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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