Nucor Tubular Products Inc.
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
| Employer | Nucor Tubular Products Inc. | Report ID | 2024010778 |
| Address | 3525 Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard North | City, State ZIP | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35234 |
| Event Date | January 25, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Source, secondary source unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | 1725559 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.53000, -86.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a hands-free buffer to remove marks from tooling. The employee set the buffer down, contacted the tooling, and suffered injuries to the left ring and middle fingers that resulted in amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 25, 2024, a worker at Nucor Tubular Products Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with source, secondary source unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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