Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sunbelt Builders, Inc.
Start: 10/10/2016

1 amputation · 2016109549 · 10/10/2016 · Sunbelt Builders, 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: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Table saws
Secondary source: Wood splinters

Employer

Name: Sunbelt Builders, Inc.
Location: 750 Fairview Road, ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA, 30294
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a board though a saw blade when a splinter entered his hand. His left hand then jerked and hit the turning saw blade, amputating his left thumb above the knuckle.

Source

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