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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110917 · 11/13/2017 · Coastal Forest Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Coastal Forest Products, Inc.
Location
102 Main St., CHAPMAN, ALABAMA, 36015
NAICS
321212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to free a stuck piece of veneer from rollers when her right little finger was caught in the roller bed drive chain, amputating her fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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