Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at JC Steel Erectors Corp.
Start: 12/17/2024

1 amputation · 20241211659 · 12/17/2024 · JC Steel Erectors Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source: Beams and rails metal
Secondary source: Cranes unspecified

Employer

Name: JC Steel Erectors Corp.
Location: 1 Bungtown Road, COLD SPRING HARBOR, NEW YORK, 11724
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting with unloading structural steel that a crane was picking up from a delivery truck and placing onto the ground. The employee's right hand was on a column base plate and a steel beam was next to it. The load shifted and severed his right thumb between the first and second knuckles. The employee sustained the amputation of his right thumb.

Source

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