O'Neal Steel, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
| Employer | O'Neal Steel, LLC | Report ID | 2023064857 |
| Address | 4530 Messer Airport Hwy | City, State ZIP | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35222 |
| Event Date | June 1, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Bundles, bales |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.53000, -86.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was separating two pieces of steel tubing from a bundle of four. The tubing fell; the employee's left thumb was caught between two pieces of it, and he suffered a laceration that included a ligament in the thumb. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
Incident Summary
On June 1, 2023, a worker at O'Neal Steel, LLC in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered cuts, lacerations 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.
Context
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