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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054891 · 5/27/2020 · Chadwick Timber Company, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Chadwick Timber Company, Inc
Location
6753 Highway 17, SILAS, ALABAMA, 36919
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making his rounds to verify the mill was shut down when he noticed a wood block lodged in the trim/block conveyor underneath the trimmer. When employee moved the wood block, the conveyor belt started and his finger was caught between the block and the belt causing an amputation to the end of the right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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