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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021571 · 2/21/2021 · Louisiana Pacific Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
Location
1199 County Road 201, CARTHAGE, TEXAS, 75633
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a wood burner. A falling clump of wood ash struck his right hand in the airlock, causing the amputation of the ring fingertip against the airlock fin and the chute's frame.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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