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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024010379 · 1/15/2024 · Sioux Steel Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Sioux Steel Company
Location
316 Industrial Avenue, LENNOX, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57039
NAICS
333111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a tube into a metal shaper. The stock was vibrating and the employee attempted to stabilize it when their left glove was caught in the point of operation, resulting in amputation of their left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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