Amputations

Name: Amputations at HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI
Start: 11/8/2017

1 amputation · 20171110774 · 11/8/2017 · HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI

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 running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI
Location: 502 E. OLD HIGHWAY 60, BIRCH TREE, MISSOURI, 65438
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pop-up saw when he activated it via the foot pedal and his hand contacted the blade, amputating his fingers. The saw was guarded at the time.

Source

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