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Alro Steel

Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — TOLEDO, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Alro Steel in TOLEDO, OHIO
Employer Alro Steel Report ID 2024054454
Address 3003 Airport Highway City, State ZIP TOLEDO, OHIO 43609
Event Date May 21, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running Source of Injury Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary Source Pipes, tubes metal
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.62000, -83.61000

Incident Narrative

On May 21, 2024, an employee was manually moving two steel tubes while they were in a basket hitch. The tubes rolled and came together, pinching his left index fingertip and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2024, a worker at Alro Steel in TOLEDO, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running, with pipes, tubes metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 132 severe injury reports involving "Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running injuries.

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