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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016065532 · 6/22/2016 · Hardwood Products Company, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hardwood Products Company, LLC
Location
31 School Street, GUILFORD, MAINE, 04443
NAICS
339112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean a molding machine when the rotating dowel knife blade amputated his thumb and forefinger. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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