← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015064216 · 6/30/2015 · Suwannee Lumber Company

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Suwannee Lumber Company
Location
40 SW 10th St, CROSS CITY, FLORIDA, 32628
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking for proper alignment of the Hewsaw Machine. He placed his left hand by the saw box thereby crushing it and resulting in the amputation of his pointer and pinky fingers. He was taken to the hospital where he remained overnight for surgery to attach the fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown