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The Arthur Louis Steel Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — GENEVA, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Arthur Louis Steel Company in GENEVA, OHIO
Employer The Arthur Louis Steel Company Report ID 2017087395
Address 185 Water Street City, State ZIP GENEVA, OHIO 44041
Event Date August 3, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Crowbars
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.81000, -80.94000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was getting a steel plate positioned in the plate rack to place a plate clamp onto the material to remove it from the rack. Another employee was assisting by separating the plates to create room for the plate clamp. The pry bar slipped out of position allowing the plates to start falling back into their original position. As the plates were falling, the injured employee reached out to stop them and pinched the left middle finger between the plates resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2017, a worker at The Arthur Louis Steel Company in GENEVA, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,936 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. injuries.

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