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Nucor Steel Birmingham, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Nucor Steel Birmingham, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Nucor Steel Birmingham, Inc. Report ID 2015085850
Address 2301 F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35234
Event Date August 17, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1087260
GPS Coordinates 33.54000, -86.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the ground, lining up a load for a flatbed truck. The employee had placed dunnage on the tire and moved it right as the load was put in place. This caused the trailer to level out and catch his finger between the dunnage and the trailer frame. He sustained a partial fingertip amputation, no bone, to the fourth left-hand digit.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2015, a worker at Nucor Steel Birmingham, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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