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Riverfront Steel

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CINCINNATI, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Riverfront Steel in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer Riverfront Steel Report ID 2015074455
Address 10310 South Medalliion Drive City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45241
Event Date July 9, 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 Conveyors-live roller
Secondary Source Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.25000, -84.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a steel beam on non-gravity rollers when his left middle finger got caught between the roller and steel beam.

Incident Summary

On July 9, 2015, a worker at Riverfront Steel in CINCINNATI, OHIO 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 conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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