Amputations

Name: Amputations at Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
Start: 7/20/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020076816 · 7/20/2020 · Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Logs
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
Location: 345 Grassy Meadows Road, SMOOT, WEST VIRGINIA, 24977
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a chain hoist to lift a cant from a conveyor. The cant swung and crushed the employee's fingers against the conveyor frame resulting in amputation of the left ring and pinky fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown