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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021073 · 2/3/2020 · Sims Bark Co., 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-belt

Employer

Name
Sims Bark Co., Inc.
Location
1765 Spring Valley Rd, TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA, 35674
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning up the hardwood shaker area and attempted to pull a piece of metal out of a conveyor. The piece of metal then severely lacerated the employee's left thumb, resulting in a surgical thumb tip amputation. The conveyor was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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