Amputations

Name: Amputations at Westervelt Lumber Company, Inc.
Start: 3/1/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023031898 · 3/1/2023 · Westervelt Lumber Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Conveyors-live roller

Employer

Name: Westervelt Lumber Company, Inc.
Location: 700 North Clarke Industrial Road, THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA, 36784
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was overlooking product that was being moved from a chain roller conveyor. The machine's frame is controlled by an air bag that lifts and lowers. The employee moved closer to the machine to get a better view of the product when the machine lowered and pinched his right foot, resulting in partial amputations of his big and index toes.

Source

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