Amputations

Name: Amputations at Rutland Lumber Company
Start: 12/30/2016

1 amputation · 20161212006 · 12/30/2016 · Rutland Lumber Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Hand grinders-powered
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Rutland Lumber Company
Location: 1731 Sunset Road, COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI, 39428
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand grinder when he saw something wrong with the guard. When he attempted to adjust the guard, the grinder caught his gloved hand and amputated his left index finger. The grinder was still in operation at the time of the incident.

Source

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