Amputations

Name: Amputations at Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation
Start: 10/29/2018

1 amputation · 20181011157 · 10/29/2018 · Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation
Location: 441 WEST MARKET STREET, BEAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17813
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee turned off an optimizing panel saw, went to the back of the machine, opened the blade compartment, and attempted to remove a piece of wood. The employee's right hand then came in contact with the still-rotating main blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger between the first and second knuckle and lacerations to the right palm and thumb.

Source

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