Amputations

Name: Amputations at Overseas Hardwoods Company, Inc.
Start: 10/18/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171010002 · 10/18/2017 · Overseas Hardwoods Company, 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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Conveyors-roller

Employer

Name: Overseas Hardwoods Company, Inc.
Location: 52333 Hwy 225, STOCKTON, ALABAMA, 36579
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a bundle of lumber on a roller bed when the employee's right ring finger was caught between the lumber and roller, amputating it at the first unit.

Source

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