Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southeast Millworks and Supply LLC
Start: 12/20/2022

1 amputation · 20221211021 · 12/20/2022 · Southeast Millworks and Supply LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
Secondary source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Southeast Millworks and Supply LLC
Location: 2605 Causton Bluff, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31404
NAICS: 337110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a sliding panel saw to cut a panel for a cabinet. As the employee cut the wood, the wood was retracted past the blade, then caught by the blade and thrown at the employee's right hand. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger.

Source

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