Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quality Steel Corporation, 721 Graham Drive, FREMONT, OHIO 43420
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
On October 30, 2024, an employee was conducting an inspection of a welded propane tank (1000 lbs.) while removing debris from the tank with a scraper. Their left hand was rolling the tank while their right hand was using the scraping tool and their left hand became pinched between the tank and the roller. The employee sustained a partial transphalangeal amputation to their left middle finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Propane tanks and cylinders
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On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
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