DECATUR, ALABAMA—
Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC, 3401 Process Drive, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601 on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking down an embankment to move a railcar when his foot slipped on wet grass and he fell on his knee, fracturing it and tearing ligaments.
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DECATUR, ALABAMA—
Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC
An employee was directing a crane operator with hand signals to pick up a piece of scrap steel off the floor when his hand was caught between the sheet of scrap metal and the lifting device (grab). The employee sustained a finger amputation and a laceration.
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Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC
An employee was smoothing the edge of a 1/4-inch thick steel plate with a disc sander when the employee's left thumb was pulled between the disc and the work rest, resulting in an amputation of the left thumb tip.
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