STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN—
Steel King Industries, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Steel King Industries, Inc., 2700 Chamber St., STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN 54481 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a jib crane to flip a cantilever. He guided the hook with his right hand and used the crane controller with his left hand. The employee hit the "up" button on the controller and his finger was caught between the hook and the cantilever, amputating his right index fingertip.
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