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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2016087448 · 8/10/2016 · Hixson Lumber Sales

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Logs
Secondary source
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hixson Lumber Sales
Location
125 Hixson Road, PLUMERVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72127
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a log stuck in the slab deck. His hand was caught under the log when his coworker restarted the machine. This caused the log to smash his right ring and pinky fingers, leading to a medical amputation of his fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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