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Valourec Star, LP

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Valourec Star, LP in YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Employer Valourec Star, LP Report ID 2017010938
Address 2669 Martin Luther King Jr Dr. City, State ZIP YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44510
Event Date January 25, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # 1210262
GPS Coordinates 41.12000, -80.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting the tension of a saw belt. The saw was locked out. The employee manually rotated the pulley and caught his right thumb in the belt amputating the tip.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2017, a worker at Valourec Star, LP in YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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