Amputations

Name: Amputations at WVGBC Audrina Mill
Start: 9/6/2022

1 amputation · 2022097916 · 9/6/2022 · WVGBC Audrina Mill

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 regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: WVGBC Audrina Mill
Location: 95 Doss Shaver Rd, GAP MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA, 24941
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a quarter saw. As the employee adjusted a wooden work piece, the incline chain caught the employee's glove. The employee's left hand was pulled into the sprocket and chain, and the ring finger was amputated at the knuckle.

Source

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