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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181111284 · 11/1/2018 · Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia, 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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia, Inc.
Location
1703 Denton Rd, TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA, 35674
NAICS
321114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was under a panel machine, clearing jammed wood. When the jam cleared, a chain caught his left middle finger, causing a partial amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident, and was not locked/tagged out.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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