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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088169 · 8/9/2018 · West Virginia Split Rail

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
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
West Virginia Split Rail
Location
16 LUMBER STREET, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 08/09/2018, at approximately 9:00 PM, an employee was cleaning the belt of a notcher when his right middle finger was caught between the belt and pulley of the notcher, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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