Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Mica Steelworks
Start: 5/24/2024

1 amputation · 2024054565 · 5/24/2024 · Mica Steelworks

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Beams and rails metal
Secondary source: Tables, desks, work surfaces

Employer

Name: Mica Steelworks
Location: 1200 Rand Road, KAUFMAN, TEXAS, 75142
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a stack of angle iron. Upon separating one from another, the mechanism used to secure them caused the angle irons to fall on his left hand. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their left index finger.

Source

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