Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at U S Steel Irvin Works
Start: 2/4/2024

1 amputation · 2024021079 · 2/4/2024 · U S Steel Irvin Works

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Wheel chocks, blocks
Secondary source: Machinery unspecified

Employer

Name: U S Steel Irvin Works
Location: 1268 Camp Hollow Road, WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15122
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inserting a block on a piece of equipment so he could install a bearing. The backup chock shifted and pinched the employee's index finger against the block he was installing. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index fingertip.

Source

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