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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021053759 · 5/6/2021 · Wellborn Cabinet Inc

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 running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wellborn Cabinet Inc
Location
38669 Hwy 77, ASHLAND, ALABAMA, 36251
NAICS
337110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to blow dust from a machine. The air hose got stuck in the machine and as the employee went to retrieve the hose from the machine the saw blade partially amputated their right middle finger. The entire finger was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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