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BCI Steel

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BCI Steel in LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer BCI Steel Report ID 2023065055
Address 400 Riverpoint Drive City, State ZIP LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 15056
Event Date June 8, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.56000, -80.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving scrap pipe from a pile to a machine when their left hand was crushed between the pipe and the backstop of the machine. The employee sustained a fracture to his left hand.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2023, a worker at BCI Steel in LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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