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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032726 · 3/20/2018 · BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC.

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
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC.
Location
11261 S Hwy 1 Byp, WADLEY, GEORGIA, 30477
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the lumber on a chain conveyor when the chain came off the sprocket. His left hand was caught by the chain and sprocket pulley as he tried to put the chain back on the sprocket, partially amputating his pinky finger (first knuckle), fracturing his ring finger, and damaging the ligaments on his other fingers. The chain conveyor was moving at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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