Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Union Electric Steel Corporation
Start: 3/28/2025

1 amputation · 2025032934 · 3/28/2025 · Union Electric Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by object dropped by person
Source: Panels, sheets, plates metal
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Union Electric Steel Corporation
Location: 31 Union Electric Road, BURGETTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15021
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 28, 2025, an employee was assembling metal grated shelving when they dropped the shelving on their right middle finger. The finger was pinned between the grating and the shelving support structure. The distal phalanx was medically amputated.

Source

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