Jersey Shore Steel Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — JERSEY SHORE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Jersey Shore Steel Company in JERSEY SHORE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Jersey Shore Steel Company Report ID 20201110531
Address 70 Maryland Avenue City, State ZIP JERSEY SHORE, PENNSYLVANIA 17740
Event Date November 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Milling machines
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # 1501485
GPS Coordinates 41.18000, -77.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up a mill when his right arm was crushed between the mill rollers. The arm was medically amputated at the elbow.

Incident Summary

On November 6, 2020, a worker at Jersey Shore Steel Company in JERSEY SHORE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with milling machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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