Owen Steel Company, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
| Employer | Owen Steel Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2022086830 |
| Address | 601 Garaches Lane | City, State ZIP | WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19801 |
| Event Date | August 3, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Metal plates, metal panels |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 | Inspection # | 1612343 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.72000, -75.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was placing a block under a steel plate when the plate slipped and caused an amputation to their right thumb.
Incident Summary
On August 3, 2022, a worker at Owen Steel Company, Inc. in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.
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