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Schuff Steel Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — OTTAWA, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Schuff Steel Company in OTTAWA, KANSAS
Employer Schuff Steel Company Report ID 2022054527
Address 2001 N Davis Rd City, State ZIP OTTAWA, KANSAS 66067
Event Date May 25, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.65000, -95.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a support plate from a camber machine. As the employee lifted the plate with an overhead crane, the weight shifted and the plate crushed his left index finger, causing an amputating the finger.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2022, a worker at Schuff Steel Company in OTTAWA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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