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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021301 · 2/11/2016 · TNS Hardwood Corporation

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
TNS Hardwood Corporation
Location
293 Harrisburg Rd., MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, 31061
NAICS
333243
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A worker was backing a log out of the mill when the log became jammed. When a maintenance employee attempted to push the log out with a block of wood, a chain amputated the maintenance employee's right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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