Strong Structural Steel, LTD.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PHARR, TEXAS
| Employer | Strong Structural Steel, LTD. | Report ID | 2020010518 |
| Address | 605 West Javelina Drive | City, State ZIP | PHARR, TEXAS 78577 |
| Event Date | January 17, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Secondary Source | Beams-unattached metal | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 | Inspection # | 1457191 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.19000, -98.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was aligning metal beams on a table by hand before pushing them into a cutting machine when his hand was wedged between two beams, resulting in a left ring finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 17, 2020, a worker at Strong Structural Steel, LTD. in PHARR, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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