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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020109961 · 10/19/2020 · Abbeville Fiber, LLC

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
Abbeville Fiber, LLC
Location
2714 U.S. 431, ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA, 36310
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on the conveyor belt leading to the chipper when a stump kicked back and jammed his right ring finger resulting in a compound fracture and secondary partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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