Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Steel Corporation, 5700 Valley Road, FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA 35064
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was trying to unjam a pipe that was stalled in a hydro tester. The employee was able to clear the stall, at which point the hydro tester allowed another pipe to enter it. The employee's right thumb was then caught between the two pipes, amputating it at the middle joint.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
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