Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124311.015 - Employee amputates finger when hand is caught between steel

Accident Summary Nr: 124311.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 02/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1465321.015	02/25/2020		331221	Nucor Steel Decatur, Llc

Abstract: At 9:45 p.m. on February 16, 2020, an employee was working for a steel mill at which rolled steel products where made. It made steel tubing. He was a laborer. Using hand signals, he was directing a crane operator to pick up part of a "tail" of scrap steel sheet from off the floor. The two workers were cleaning scrap steel sheets with a tool. The employee's hand was caught between the edge of the scrap steel sheet and the lifting device grabber. He suffered the amputation of a finger and lacerations. He was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crane, Crane Operator, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lifting, Mech Mat Handling, Scrap Metal, Steel, Steel Tube

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1465321.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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