Amputations

Name: Amputations at Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.
Start: 12/7/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015129248 · 12/7/2015 · Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.
Location: 3759 HWY 6, PRINCETON, IDAHO, 83857
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee locked out the rip saw to remove a jam when his glove got caught on the blade. The blade, which was still moving under its own momentum, pulled the employee's right hand into a pinch point and crushed three fingers, which were then amputated.

Source

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