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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019054600 · 5/6/2019 · UNITED FURNITURE INDUSTRIES 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
UNITED FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC.
Location
60063 PUCKETT DR., AMORY, MISSISSIPPI, 38821
NAICS
337121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a jammed nail in the pneumatic panel nail machine and suffered the amputation of the left index fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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