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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231211146 · 12/6/2023 · Hanna Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury
Source
Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source
Metal pipes, tubing

Employer

Name
Hanna Steel Corporation
Location
1701 Boone Boulevard, NORTHPORT, ALABAMA, 35476
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had picked up a piece of steel tubing at each end to throw it into a recycling bin. When the employee threw the tube, it caught on a fixed air pipe. The employee's right hand was caught between the end of the tube and the pipe, and the employee's index finger was broken.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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