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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042267 · 4/22/2015 · Southern Packaging Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Log processing machinery

Employer

Name
Southern Packaging Inc.
Location
872 Depot Street, WOODVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39669
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unhanging wood scraps from an edger when his left hand got caught in a belt and sprocket, amputating his left ring finger and causing other injuries to his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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