Amputations

Name: Amputations at Woodgrain Millwork, Inc.
Start: 7/1/2021

1 amputation · 2021075394 · 7/1/2021 · Woodgrain Millwork, 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: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Woodgrain Millwork, Inc.
Location: 124 Austin Rd., AMERICUS, GEORGIA, 31719
NAICS: 321911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a wrap line machine. While checking the tension of a chain in the machine, the employee's glove was caught by the chain and his finger was pinched between the chain and a sprocket. His left index finger was medically amputated to the first knuckle. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown