Amputations

Name: Amputations at REED LUMBER CO.
Start: 3/15/2022

1 amputation · 2022032349 · 3/15/2022 · REED LUMBER CO.

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: Chippers

Employer

Name: REED LUMBER CO.
Location: 19111 WEST STATE HWY 8, POTOSI, MISSOURI, 63664
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was overseeing the operation of a sawmill wood chipper. As he tried to unjam a piece of wood in the chipper, the piece dislodged and caught his left hand against the upper side of the chipper mouth. His little finger was medically amputated.

Source

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