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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098337 · 9/9/2023 · Union Electric Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Union Electric Steel Corporation
Location
31 Union Electric Road, BURGETTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15021
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 9/09/2023, an employee was adjusting the packing cuts on the press for the center ram. The center brass guide fell out of the ram and crushed the packing, which crushed the employee's fingers. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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