Amputations

Name: Amputations at Beckwith Lumber Company
Start: 12/22/2020

1 amputation · 20201211937 · 12/22/2020 · Beckwith Lumber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Beckwith Lumber Company
Location: 34443 Seneca Trail, SLATYFORK, WEST VIRGINIA, 26291
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on an edger chain. While the edger was shut off, the employee reached to straighten out a board on it; the edger was turned on and the employee's glove was pulled into the chain. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip.

Source

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