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Olympic Steel

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Olympic Steel in CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Olympic Steel Report ID 2019077298
Address 1599 Nitterhouse Dr City, State ZIP CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17201
Event Date July 17, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -77.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a bridge crane to replace slag trays in the burn table. The employee's left ring finger was caught between a slag tray and the inside receiving edge of the burn table, resulting in the fracture and amputation of the left ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2019, a worker at Olympic Steel in CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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