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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019054922 · 5/15/2019 · Millwood Lumber Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Log processing machinery

Employer

Name
Millwood Lumber Inc.
Location
2400 Larson Road SE, GNADENHUTTEN, OHIO, 44629
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a wood splitter machine. His left hand was in the point of operation when the machine was actuated via the foot pedal. The vertical knife blade contacted his left hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger and a severe laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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