Amputations

Name: Amputations at Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC
Start: 12/27/2017

1 amputation · 20171212252 · 12/27/2017 · Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC

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 regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC
Location: 1160 S. Church Avenue, LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39339
NAICS: 321212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee removed a folded piece of veneer from a conveyor belt and then turned around to get ready to straighten the next piece. When he turned, his gloved left hand contacted the belt, which then pulled his index finger into the pinch point between the drive roll and guide plate. When he pulled his hand free, his index fingertip was torn off.

Source

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