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JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONS

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONS in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONS Report ID 2015053066
Address 101 EAST 9TH AVENUE City, State ZIP NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116
Event Date May 20, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Bricks, blocks, structural stone, unspecified
Secondary Source Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.12000, -94.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to separate two 3/8" carbon plates using a plate hook. The plate hook became caught and the employee's finger was caught with a block while attempting to move the plate hook. His finger was amputated above the last knuckle.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2015, a worker at JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONS in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bricks, blocks, structural stone, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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