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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020066097 · 6/30/2020 · Madtown Logging and Firewood

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Log processing machinery

Employer

Name
Madtown Logging and Firewood
Location
980 Main Street, MADAWASKA, MAINE, 04756
NAICS
113310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a log processor to cut a log. He tried to support a cut piece of log with his hand when the weight of the log pushed his hand into the log splitter's blade, resulting in the amputation of his left hand at the wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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