Nucor Steel

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JEWETT, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Nucor Steel in JEWETT, TEXAS
Employer Nucor Steel Report ID 2015085620
Address 8812 Hwy 79 West City, State ZIP JEWETT, TEXAS 75846
Event Date August 10, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.32000, -96.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a crane. He removed a pin that retained the dead end of the wire rope. His finger entered the hole where the pin was and the rope shifted causing an amputation of his right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2015, a worker at Nucor Steel in JEWETT, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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