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Granite City Slag

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Granite City Slag in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
Employer Granite City Slag Report ID 2019043941
Address 2004 Edwardsville Rd City, State ZIP GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS 62040
Event Date April 17, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 212321 Inspection # 1397324
GPS Coordinates 38.68000, -90.13000

Incident Narrative

A piece of iron became lodged in the jaw of a material processing plant. An employee climbed up the plant. Some material fell from the bottom of the jaw causing the counter-weight to rotate. This caused a belt to move and the employee's finger was pinned between a pulley and the belt. The employee's left ring finger was amputated to the first knuckle. The plant was locked out/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2019, a worker at Granite City Slag in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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