Amputations

Name: Amputations at COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORP DBA COLUMBIA FOREST
Start: 1/20/2015

1 amputation · 2015010611 · 1/20/2015 · COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORP DBA COLUMBIA FOREST

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORP DBA COLUMBIA FOREST
Location: 242 Columbia Forest Products Road, CRAIGSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26205
NAICS: 321211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 20, 2015, the tip of an employee's left thumb was amputated while performing work on the Raimann #2 machine, which uses dies to remove knots from 4x4 sheets of plywood.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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