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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018066407 · 6/27/2018 · Southwood Lumber and Pallet Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Southwood Lumber and Pallet Inc
Location
8849 Lincoln Way E, ORRVILLE, OHIO, 44667
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a wood jam in a five-headed saw when his right hand entered the machine and contacted the blade, injuring his right thumb and resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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