Amputations

Name: Amputations at BWP Hardwoods Inc.
Start: 6/22/2015

1 amputation · 2015063943 · 6/22/2015 · BWP Hardwoods Inc.

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: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: BWP Hardwoods Inc.
Location: 12942 US Route 322, BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15825
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee grabbed the boards as they started to jam up on the conveyor belt for the trim saw. The employee was pushing a group of boards into another board when the board kicked back forcing the employee's hand into the conveyor belt and amputating the tip of the employee's right thumb.

Source

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