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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211240 · 12/1/2016 · Shuqualak Lumber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Stacking machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Shuqualak Lumber Company
Location
87 Oak Street, SHUQUALAK, MISSISSIPPI, 39361
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using compressed air to blow dust off the photo eye at the stacker machine when his glove was caught in the chain tensioner, severing his left ring fingertip. The machine was unguarded and operating at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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