POCA, WEST VIRGINIA·
West Virginia Steel Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at West Virginia Steel Corporation, 327 Glass Addition Road, POCA, WEST VIRGINIA 25159 on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was placing a piece of plate steel into a hydraulic shear to cut it. The shear cycled and caught the employee's index and middle fingers between the plate steel and the work surface of the shear. The employee suffered amputations to both fingertips.
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