Amputations

Name: Amputations at PALLETONE, INC.
Start: 3/9/2019

1 amputation · 2019032550 · 3/9/2019 · PALLETONE, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PALLETONE, INC.
Location: 566 Baxley Hwy, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding 8-foot lumber into a pop-up chop saw. As he pushed the lumber up to make the second cut, the saw engaged and amputated the tips of his left index and middle fingers.

Source

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