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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015020806 · 2/26/2015 · ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS, INC.
Location
111 SOUTH PLUM ST., BEARDEN, ARKANSAS, 71720
NAICS
321114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was using a long board to push debris out of the conveyor, which was stopped up. The employee reached for a hand-hold and instead grabbed the conveyor. One of the 2' blocks of lumber and hit his thumb, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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