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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010678 · 1/23/2022 · Lowes Home Improvement, Store # 2613

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Lowes Home Improvement, Store # 2613
Location
100 Lowes Blvd., CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 16830
NAICS
444110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of plywood using a panel saw. The blower motor seemed to be clogged with sawdust; the employee removed the dust bag and was trying to clear the motor when it partially amputated his left index and middle fingers (each at the first knuckle).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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