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Pacific Steel & Recycling

Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Amputations involving bone loss — PHILIP, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pacific Steel & Recycling in PHILIP, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Pacific Steel & Recycling Report ID 2024065649
Address 180 US Highway 14 City, State ZIP PHILIP, SOUTH DAKOTA 57567
Event Date June 24, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Panels, sheets, plates metal
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.04000, -101.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading metal "skeletons" onto a flatbed with the assistance of another employee operating a forklift. The forklift operator was adjusting a plate and the injured employee's right ring finger was crushed between metal plates. The injury required medical amputation just above the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2024, a worker at Pacific Steel & Recycling in PHILIP, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 85 severe injury reports involving "Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) injuries.

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