Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119532166 - Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119532166

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 11/16/1992

Site Address:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Sparrows Point Plant
Sparrows Point, MD 21219

Mailing Address:
Bethlehem Steel, Martin Towers, PA 18016

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/19/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/07/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361545619

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 892927

Event: 11/16/1992

Employee's thumb amputated when caught in coupler

Employee #1 was working in the blast furnace area (trapping hole #4) installing a soaking bar on the grill. He was stooping over to thread a new tarpine bar into the coupler by hand. When a coworker activated the drill motor rotator, Employee #1's mitten was caught between the coupler and the bar, pulling his hand around the rotator. Part of his right thumb was amputated.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, GLOVE, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119532166			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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