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Commercial Metal Forming

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Commercial Metal Forming in YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Employer Commercial Metal Forming Report ID 2020010299
Address 1775 Logan Ave City, State ZIP YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44505
Event Date January 10, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # 1457511
GPS Coordinates 41.12000, -80.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling blank sheets of metal off a burn table using a crane. The employee was shaking the metal to loosen the blanks from it when a sheet fell onto the employee's left little finger, pinching it against a slat. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2020, a worker at Commercial Metal Forming in YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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