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TimkenSteel Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TimkenSteel Corporation in CANTON, OHIO
Employer TimkenSteel Corporation Report ID 20171110998
Address 4511 Faircrest Street SW City, State ZIP CANTON, OHIO 44706
Event Date November 17, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332991 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.75000, -81.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lowering a crane hook to attach a cable for a saw blade change when his left index finger was pinched between the cable and hook, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On November 17, 2017, a worker at TimkenSteel Corporation in CANTON, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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