Amputations

Name: Amputations at US Lumber Group, LLC
Start: 7/21/2020

1 amputation · 2020076854 · 7/21/2020 · US Lumber Group, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Table saws
Secondary source: Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name: US Lumber Group, LLC
Location: 3312 North Berkeley Lake Rd, DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30096
NAICS: 423310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a table saw equipped with a dado blade to cut a notch in a board. When the employee turned on the saw, the dado blade caught the board and kicked it back, causing the employee's left hand to contact the dado blade. Three fingertips were amputated.

Source

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