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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020032368 · 3/12/2020 · Clearspan Components, 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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Clearspan Components, Inc.
Location
6110 Old Highway 80 W, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39307
NAICS
321992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attaching oriented strand board (OSB) sheathing to exterior wall paneling using a staple bridge machine and was caught in the in-feed chain resulting in partial amputation of the distal part of the right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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