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IPSCO Koppel Tubulars, LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Amputations — AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at IPSCO Koppel Tubulars, LLC in AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer IPSCO Koppel Tubulars, LLC Report ID 2018077228
Address 23rd Street & Duss Avenue City, State ZIP AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA 15003
Event Date July 18, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal materials-nonstructural, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.94000, -95.28000

Incident Narrative

A crane operator was off loading nine foot steel round billets from a trailer to a nearby billet pile. Steel yard attendants assist the operator with final positioning of the billets from ground level using no-touch tools. The injured employee used his hand on the end of the billet to push and align it with the row. At this time, the second billet released from the crane magnet and contacted the injured employee's right hand. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right thumb at the distal joint.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2018, a worker at IPSCO Koppel Tubulars, LLC in AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with metal materials-nonstructural, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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