Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc.
Start: 6/12/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023065171 · 6/12/2023 · Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc.
Location: 1 Nucor Way, BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS, 60914
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee's left hand was caught by the rotary valve on the carbon silo/hopper, resulting in amputation of the distal tip of the fourth finger.

Source

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