W & W AFCO STEEL

Employees were working under a platform walkway, removing bollard pipe. An employee went to lift and get the bollard unstuck from the footer. The bollard came free and shifted into the corner of the adjacent wall, causing their right ring finger to get caught between the pipe edge and wall corner. The employee sustained an amputation of the distal knuckle of the finger.

An employee was unloading shoring off the back of a roller truck when their left index finger was caught between the vertical shore and the cylinder. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was unloading a plate tamper from a pickup truck. The employee's right little finger was pinched between the tamper's handle and its plate, resulting in a partial amputation at the nailbed.

An employee was removing a piece of insulation that consisted of sheet metal wrapped over a ball valve. As he pulled the piece free, it became stuck; while he was freeing it, it cut through his glove into his right little finger and ring finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

An employee was moving a steel frame by hand when his right middle finger was pinched between the frame and a steel saw horse. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the finger and the removal of skin that required surgery and hospitalization.