Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ford Steel, LLC, 24800 Ford Road, PORTER, TEXAS 77365
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was moving a large piece of steel angle (20 feet long and weighing 50 pounds). As he was stacking it on another piece, his right middle finger became stuck and was crushed between the pieces of steel. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Beams and rails metal
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