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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

GSM METALS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at GSM METALS, INC., 40 KENNY DRIVE, CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND 02920 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..

An employee suffered a left ring finger amputation while operating a chopper machine to cut metal scrap.

Hospitalized Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

GSM Metals, Inc.

An employee was cutting a metal square on a hydraulic shear when his left hand got caught between the metal and the shear block. The employee's middle finger was amputated.

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An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

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An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

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An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

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An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

Nutmeg Container Corporation

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Huntington Alloys Corporation

An employee was adjusting the tension on a grinder belt when three of their fingers got caught in the belt and pulley and were amputated.

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A employee's left index finger was pulled into a capstan, resulting in a partial amputation.

GSM Metals, Inc.

An employee was cutting a metal square on a hydraulic shear when his left hand got caught between the metal and the shear block. The employee's middle finger was amputated.

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An employee was uncoupling railcars while the cars were in motion and a car ran over her left lower leg, resulting in crush injuries and amputation below the knee. The employee was hospitalized.

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An employee was working to remove a piece of wood that was jamming a transfer conveyor at the shredder. He used a tool to clear the jam, then reached to grab the wood. His sleeve got caught in the conveyor and his right arm was pulled into the pulley. The employee was hospitalized with an open fracture and a crush injury/laceration to his right forearm. The machine was running at the time.

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An employee was struck by a plasma cutter and suffered a broken left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.

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An employee was walking through a parking garage. She tripped over a curb and fell forward onto her right knee, then her left knee, both hands, and her face. She suffered an injury to the left knee that required surgery, as well as scrapes on the chin and both palms and soreness in the left wrist.

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An employee was using a hose to clear storm drains after a sewer backup. The employee fell backward and his head struck the curb, resulting in an Injury on the right side of his head, generalized bruising, and pain in his left ankle, right hip, left shoulder, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.