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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191213327 · 12/11/2019 · MACDONALD & OWEN VENEER AND LUMBER CO., INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Planing mills

Employer

Name
MACDONALD & OWEN VENEER AND LUMBER CO., INC.
Location
230 South Duncan Street, LUCK, WISCONSIN, 54853
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 11, 2019, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was attempting to clear a piece of wood that was lodged in a lumber finish planer when a rotating cutter head contacted the employee's right pinky finger, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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