Attala Steel Industries, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Attala Steel Industries, LLC | Report ID | 20221110436 |
| Address | 2475 Attala Rd, 2202 | City, State ZIP | KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI 39090 |
| Event Date | November 30, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332116 | Inspection # | 1638153 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.05000, -89.59000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was rolling a stack of beams forward on rollers when his glove got caught between a roller and the stack of beams, resulting in a right little finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On November 30, 2022, a worker at Attala Steel Industries, LLC in KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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