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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021042771 · 4/2/2021 · WHITCOMB BUILDING & REMODELING, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
WHITCOMB BUILDING & REMODELING, LLC
Location
76 AUNT SOPHIES RD, BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02631
NAICS
236115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a saw that was binding. He was holding a board with his right hand and reaching with his left hand when the saw amputated his left thumb from the knuckle up.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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