Amputations

Name: Amputations at Griffin Lumber Company, Inc.
Start: 1/9/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015010315 · 1/9/2015 · Griffin Lumber Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: Griffin Lumber Company, Inc.
Location: 1603 Drayton Road, CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31015
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 1/9/15 at 5:45 a.m., a temporary employee of Labor Finders was operating the out feed of the gang saw and reached over to grab a board with the left arm. The employee's clothing became entangled in the rotating shaft. The employee lost the left arm and was hospitalized at Macon Medical.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown