Alter Trading Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Alter Trading Corporation | Report ID | 2015097054 |
| Address | 1640 West Bruce Street | City, State ZIP | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53204 |
| Event Date | September 24, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Scrap metal |
| Secondary Source | Handrails, banisters | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.02000, -87.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was sorting scrap metal by hand. The employee's finger got caught between a piece of metal and the handrail that it was being tossed over into a bin. The piece landed on the fingertip and pinched it between the rail, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 24, 2015, a worker at Alter Trading Corporation in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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