Amputations

Name: Amputations at Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.
Start: 12/31/2019

1 amputation · 20191213309 · 12/31/2019 · Thompson Hardwoods, 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: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.
Location: 600 Baxley Highway, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a piece of stuck bark debris from a conveyor system. The conveyor caught the employee's left hand, lacerating the thumb and possibly amputating the index fingertip.

Source

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