Amputations

Name: Amputations at Evergreen Lumber and Truss, Inc.
Start: 4/17/2019

1 amputation · 2019043959 · 4/17/2019 · Evergreen Lumber and Truss, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Evergreen Lumber and Truss, Inc.
Location: 84 Central Industrial Row, PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI, 39475
NAICS: 321912
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting lumber with a portable circular saw when it kicked back. The saw blade struck the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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