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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098235 · 9/7/2023 · BlueScope Recycling and Materials, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
BlueScope Recycling and Materials, LLC
Location
2384 Springmill Road, MANSFIELD, OHIO, 44903
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was shoveling debris near waste handling equipment located outside the building. Their left hand slipped and their left arm became caught in a conveyor that is part of the waste handling equipment. The employee sustained a left arm amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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