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Feroleto Steel Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Feroleto Steel Company, Inc. in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
Employer Feroleto Steel Company, Inc. Report ID 2019011089
Address 300 Scofield Avenue, PO Box 3344 City, State ZIP BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06605
Event Date January 30, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # 1375539
GPS Coordinates 41.16000, -73.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting a slitting machine after set-up by using his right hand to check the tension on the roll bar. His cut-resistant gloves became caught in the tooling ring and pulled his fingers into the rings, resulting in a right index finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2019, a worker at Feroleto Steel Company, Inc. in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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