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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010144 · 1/7/2020 · Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.
Location
4922 HWY 5, THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA, 36784
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing jammed boards on a conveyor. The conveyor chain caught the employee's hands, causing the amputation of four fingers on the left hand and two on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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