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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017076457 · 7/13/2017 · UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS

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
Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS
Location
2600 PRECISION DRIVE, P.O. BOX 386, HARRISONVILLE, MISSOURI, 64701
NAICS
321912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a saw as a forklift driver set lumber on it. The employee's left middle fingertip was crushed between the lumber and the saw's backrest. When he pulled his hand out, his fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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