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Shepard Steel Co. Inc

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Shepard Steel Co. Inc in NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT
Employer Shepard Steel Co. Inc Report ID 2024054355
Address 55 Shepard Drive City, State ZIP NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06111
Event Date May 17, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Beams and rails metal
Secondary Source Tables, desks, work surfaces
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.72000, -72.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting a rail assembly into place on the welding table when their left middle finger was pinched between the rail and a lay-out clip on the table, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2024, a worker at Shepard Steel Co. Inc in NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with beams and rails metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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