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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019088753 · 8/23/2019 · VLRV, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Milling machines

Employer

Name
VLRV, LLC
Location
26 Industrial Drive, BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 38833
NAICS
336214
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing air hoses on a milling machine and had loaded wood to run through the machine. While pushing the wood through the milling machine, the employee's right hand fingers were struck by the rotating sharper head and the employee suffered amputation of 1/3 of the third digit and amputation of the second digit underneath the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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