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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015108149 · 10/22/2015 · Blanchflower Lumber Corp.

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Blanchflower Lumber Corp.
Location
59 Library Ave., ALSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03602
NAICS
321912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting pallets with a chop saw. The employee was clearing a piece of wood and amputated two fingers when his gloved hand was pulled into the running blade.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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