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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171212371 · 12/29/2017 · Dingess Lumber Company

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Chippers

Employer

Name
Dingess Lumber Company
Location
6151 Barbour County Highway, BELINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26250
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 29, 2017, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was operating a chipper when a piece of wood became stuck in the mouth of the chipper. As he was attempting to pry the wood loose, he slipped and his left hand went approximately 20 inches into the mouth of the chipper and contacted the moving knives, amputating the index and middle fingers on his left hand. The chipper was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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