Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at CF&I Steel L.P.
Start: 8/4/2025

1 amputation · 2025087667 · 8/4/2025 · CF&I Steel L.P.

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: Welding machinery
Secondary source: Machine guards

Employer

Name: CF&I Steel L.P.
Location: 2100 S. Freeway, PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81004
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was advancing a rail to line up for welding with a secondary rail on the weld line when his right middle and ring fingers were caught between the rails. The employee sustained an amputation to the top knuckle of the middle finger and a fracture to the ring finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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