Hanna Steel Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NORTHPORT, ALABAMA
| Employer | Hanna Steel Corporation | Report ID | 2015063595 |
| Address | 1701 Boone Boulevard | City, State ZIP | NORTHPORT, ALABAMA 35476 |
| Event Date | June 11, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.23000, -87.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually feeding tubes into the tube straightener in the warehouse area with two other employees. The employee was feeding a square tube when his left thumb tip was caught between the tube and a roller.
Incident Summary
On June 11, 2015, a worker at Hanna Steel Corporation in NORTHPORT, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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