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Feroleto Steel Company, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Feroleto Steel Company, Inc. in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
Employer Feroleto Steel Company, Inc. Report ID 2024098601
Address 300 Scofield Avenue, PO Box 3344 City, State ZIP BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06605
Event Date September 16, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.16000, -73.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was deburring a piece of steel on a machine when their right little finger was caught between the steel piece and the guide wheel or rewind drum on the machine resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2024, a worker at Feroleto Steel Company, Inc. in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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