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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023054146 · 5/9/2023 · Pacific Steel and Recycling

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Shearing machines
Secondary source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Pacific Steel and Recycling
Location
1987 Highland Ave., TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting two metal valves using an alligator shear when the part he was cutting rolled over his hand, causing his right index finger to contact the blade. The employee sustained a partial amputation below the nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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