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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181112180 · 11/28/2018 · Lassiter Lumber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Lassiter Lumber Company
Location
1472 Hwy 17, SILAS, ALABAMA, 36919
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rolling a belt on a driver on a re-saw machine. The machine was started up; the employee's right index finger was caught between a belt and pulley and amputated at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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