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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021164 · 2/5/2020 · Phoenix Wood Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
Phoenix Wood Products, LLC
Location
3761 NE 36th Ave, OCALA, FLORIDA, 34479
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 5, 2020, an employee was training a new employee on a notcher machine, which creates half moon-shaped notches on pallets. The employee changed the setting on the machine to create notches on 50-inch long lumber. The machine then jammed and he immediately pushed the E-stop button. He attempted to remove the jammed piece of wood with his left hand when the machine's blade caused an amputation of his left thumb tip and index fingertip with bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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