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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022119574 · 11/1/2022 · Wood Mulch Products, Inc.

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
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Wood Mulch Products, Inc.
Location
2425 Lasso Lane, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33820
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a shavings mill machine that cuts tree logs into wood chips. The machine's sensor eye slipped from position and the employee stepped onto the cart full of logs to fix the sensor. The machine turned on, shifting the log cart and the employee slipped forward and grabbed the cables to catch himself. The cables pinched the employee's fingers and hand against the rotating pulley, resulting in multiple finger amputations on both hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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