Amputations

Name: Amputations at Superior Lumber Inc.
Start: 6/13/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065418 · 6/13/2017 · Superior Lumber Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Superior Lumber Inc.
Location: 2642 Sawmill Road, TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16686
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge a jam on the chipper machine when the employee's right hand contacted the blade, amputating a finger. The machine was energized at the time.

Source

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