Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at GSM Metals, Inc.
Start: 6/12/2025

1 amputation · 2025065637 · 6/12/2025 · GSM Metals, Inc.

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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Shearing machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: GSM Metals, Inc.
Location: 40 Kenney Drive, CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, 02920
NAICS: 331491
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a metal square on a hydraulic shear when his left hand got caught between the metal and the shear block. The employee's middle finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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