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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020076233 · 7/3/2020 · West End Firewood, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Log processing machinery

Employer

Name
West End Firewood, Inc.
Location
496 Purgatory Rd, WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01588
NAICS
454319
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a wood cutting/wood splitter machine when it amputated the employee's hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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