Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southern Packaging
Start: 6/14/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018065884 · 6/14/2018 · Southern Packaging

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: Southern Packaging
Location: 872 Depot Street, WOODVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39669
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee became dizzy from heat while stacking lumber and reached out to regain balance. While reaching out, the employee's left middle finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation.

Source

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