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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015096351 · 9/2/2015 · United Furniture Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
United Furniture Industries, Inc.
Location
5380 Hwy 145 S., TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38801
NAICS
337121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee suffered a severe laceration to three fingers while cutting OSB boards on a table saw in the research and development shop. The table saw blade was not guarded at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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