Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Engines, Inc., 101 Commerce Dr, SOUTH POINT, OHIO 45680
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was adjusting a steel plate on top of an I-beam so that they could be welded together for an order. The metal plate fell onto the employee's left middle finger, resulting in amputation. Their ring finger was also injured.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
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