Amputations

Name: Amputations at CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.
Start: 12/7/2018

1 amputation · 20181212588 · 12/7/2018 · CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.
Location: Cardwell Lumber Saw Mill, NEW LONDON, MISSOURI, 63459
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a board on a chop saw and lost their footing. The employee extended their left arm to regain balance and contacted the rotating blade of the chop saw resulting in an injury to the left middle finger. The end of the finger had to be medically amputated.

Source

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