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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010341 · 1/13/2021 · Linden Lumber, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Linden Lumber, LLC
Location
23741 US Hwy 43, LINDEN, ALABAMA, 36748
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to adjust a chain and sprocket that was out of alignment and causing issues with the conveyor system. The conveyor system was engaged and the employee's fingers were caught between the chain and sprocket causing the amputation of his left index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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