Amputations

Name: Amputations at Palletone of Florida, Inc.
Start: 10/28/2016

1 amputation · 20161010157 · 10/28/2016 · Palletone of Florida, Inc.

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.

Employer

Name: Palletone of Florida, Inc.
Location: 566 Baxley Highway, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding wood into the chop saw. The employee's left thumb was amputated when the saw was activated. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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