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W & W - AFCO Steel LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at W & W - AFCO Steel LLC in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Employer W & W - AFCO Steel LLC Report ID 2020076381
Address 1730 W. RENO City, State ZIP OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73106
Event Date July 9, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Chains, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.46000, -97.54000

Incident Narrative

On July 9, 2020, an employee was in a training class, practicing how to rig and flip I-beams using a chain. His right thumb was slammed between the chain and the beam, causing an avulsion; the thumb tip was medically amputated on July 10, 2020.

Incident Summary

On July 9, 2020, a worker at W & W - AFCO Steel LLC in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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 amputation.

Context

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