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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2021010831 · 1/29/2021 · Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale, LA

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale, LA
Location
1507 East Whatley Rd., OAKDALE, LOUISIANA, 71463
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to rip a board. The board became jammed and while trying to unjam the board, the employee's right thumb made contacted the rotating blade, resulting in a deep laceration to the right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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