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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2022032413 · 3/17/2022 · Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc.
Location
838 Campbell Ave., PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 45662
NAICS
321918
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting boards at the end of a production line with a suspended circular saw. The employee's hand contacted the saw when the board the employee was holding kicked back, resulting in a lacerated middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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