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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043681 · 4/24/2017 · Sims Forest Products

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Sims Forest Products
Location
190 Three Mile Lane, TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA, 35674
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a new gang saw when the employee's left hand was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in a laceration and crushing injury to the index and middle fingers. The fingers were surgically amputated at the middle joint. The machine was not guarded or locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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