Hanna Steel Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORTHPORT, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hanna Steel Corporation in NORTHPORT, ALABAMA
Employer Hanna Steel Corporation Report ID 2021021002
Address 1701 Boone Blvd City, State ZIP NORTHPORT, ALABAMA 35476
Event Date February 4, 2021 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 Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # 1514821
GPS Coordinates 33.22000, -87.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading bundles of steel tubing onto a truck trailer when his right middle finger was caught between the two bundles, resulting in amputation.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2021, a worker at Hanna Steel Corporation in NORTHPORT, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 hospitalized, amputation.

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