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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109495 · 10/7/2016 · S. C. Bass Lumber Company, 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, unspecified

Employer

Name
S. C. Bass Lumber Company, Inc.
Location
405 QUEEN ANN ROAD, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA, 36092
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While performing sawmill operations for the pallet mill, an employee went to unjam a wood board from a saw. His left thumb was then amputated in a chain and sprocket pinch point.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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