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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2022043106 · 4/7/2022 · Clearspan Components, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Clearspan Components, Inc.
Location
6110 Old Highway 80 W, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39307
NAICS
321992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a cap saw when a block of wood became wedged between the saw blade and the conveyor. The employee turned the saw off and was reaching under the saw to remove it when the blade lacerated the employee's hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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