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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221211107 · 12/22/2022 · Walnut Creek Planing, Ltd.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Walnut Creek Planing, Ltd.
Location
5778 State Route 515, MILLERSBURG, OHIO, 44654
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trimming wood pieces when they observed sawdust escaping from the crevices of the 24-inch jump saw. The employee was clearing the clogged sawdust at the machine's dust port when three fingers on their right hand were struck by the saw blade. The ring and little fingers were amputated and the middle finger was lacerated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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