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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018066141 · 6/21/2018 · Sweetwater Wood Holdings, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Wood chips, sawdust
Secondary source
Chippers

Employer

Name
Sweetwater Wood Holdings, LLC
Location
4509 U.S. Highway 341, CHAUNCEY, GEORGIA, 31011
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a wood chipper. As the employee dislodged the wood that was causing the jam, the chipper machine re-engaged. Wood chips flew from the chipper, striking and lacerating the his left index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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