Amputations

Name: Amputations at Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc.
Start: 3/22/2017

1 amputation · 2017032651 · 3/22/2017 · Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc.
Location: 400 South Spur #8, GLENWOOD, ARKANSAS, 71943
NAICS: 321114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing at the end of a conveyor catching long crossouts to be bundled. A crossout landed on the frame of the conveyor rather than falling off the end of the conveyor belt. The employee's left middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the crossout and conveyor frame.

Source

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