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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021054109 · 5/19/2021 · Blackwater Timber Co. 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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Blackwater Timber Co. LLC
Location: 1720 Metcalf Ave, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, 31792
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A molder machine jammed and was turned off. Its still rotating knives caught an employee's hand, causing the amputation of the index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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