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Charter Steel Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Charter Steel Company in SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer Charter Steel Company Report ID 2015107291
Address 1658 COLD SPRINGS ROAD City, State ZIP SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN 53080
Event Date October 1, 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 Crowbars
Secondary Source Furnaces, heaters
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.39000, -87.95000

Incident Narrative

On or around October 1, 2015, an employee was attempting to pry up a refractory plate into a bobcat bucket when his right pinky finger became pinned between the pry bar and the furnace wall. His pinky finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2015, a worker at Charter Steel Company in SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN 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 crowbars identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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