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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211746 · 12/18/2016 · MASONITE CORPORATION

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
MASONITE CORPORATION
Location
1001 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39440
NAICS
321219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was monitoring the production line when he saw that a board on the line was not straight. As he attempted to straighten the board, his left ring finger was caught between the board and a flapper, amputating it just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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