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Kloeckner Metals Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DALLAS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kloeckner Metals Inc in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Kloeckner Metals Inc Report ID 20191010328
Address 4606 Singleton Blvd. City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75212
Event Date October 2, 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 Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -96.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a truck with a 10-ton overhead crane when his left ring finger was pinched between the bundle of steel and the truck, resulting in amputation of the left ring finger.

Incident Summary

On October 2, 2019, a worker at Kloeckner Metals Inc in DALLAS, TEXAS 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 bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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