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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024054355 · 5/17/2024 · Shepard Steel Co. Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Beams and rails metal
Secondary source
Tables, desks, work surfaces

Employer

Name
Shepard Steel Co. Inc
Location
55 Shepard Drive, NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT, 06111
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting a rail assembly into place on the welding table when their left middle finger was pinched between the rail and a lay-out clip on the table, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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