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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043761 · 4/27/2017 · Wooden Pallets Ltd.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Chippers
Secondary source
Impact wrenches-powered

Employer

Name
Wooden Pallets Ltd.
Location
3840 Henry Read Rd., SILSBEE, TEXAS, 77656
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tightening bolts on the back of a new blade for a wood chipper machine with an impact wrench when the employee's finger became caught between the blade and the washer on the back of the blade. The employee sustained amputation of the left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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