SABEL STEEL
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — THEODORE, ALABAMA
| Employer | SABEL STEEL | Report ID | 2022021651 |
| Address | 6051 HWY 90 W. | City, State ZIP | THEODORE, ALABAMA 36582 |
| Event Date | February 21, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.53000, -88.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was lining up angle steel on a saw for cutting. The steel rolled when the saw blade grabbed it and pinched the employee's right middle and ring fingertips against the saw bed, causing amputations to both.
Incident Summary
On February 21, 2022, a worker at SABEL STEEL in THEODORE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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