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Charter Steel Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Charter Steel Company in SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer Charter Steel Company Report ID 20171010101
Address 1658 Cold Springs Road City, State ZIP SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN 53080
Event Date October 20, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.40000, -87.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hoisting a load of steel billets with a crane when the employee's right index and middle fingertips were pinched between the steel billets and the chain sling.

Incident Summary

On October 20, 2017, a worker at Charter Steel Company in SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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