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Amputations

1 amputation · 20190413332 · 4/11/2019 · Meadow River Hardwood Lumber Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
Source
Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
Secondary source
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Meadow River Hardwood Lumber Company, LLC
Location
305 Snake Island Road, RAINELLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25962
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was carrying a board from his work area to the green chain. He was putting the board on the chain and caught his left middle finger between the board and the chain resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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