Amputations

Name: Amputations at Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P.
Start: 10/10/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109351 · 10/10/2023 · Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P.
Location: 1120 39th Street North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35234
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were working in the finishing department preparing 180-pound steel frames for transport. A standing steel frame fell over onto the injured employee's left foot, resulting in bone exposure of the big toe. The toe was partially surgically amputated.

Source

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