Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hixson Lumber Company
Start: 4/6/2023

1 amputation · 2023043054 · 4/6/2023 · Hixson Lumber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Planing mills

Employer

Name: Hixson Lumber Company
Location: 1215 S. Montgomery Street, Gilmer, TX, GILMER, TEXAS, 75644
NAICS: 423310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a board through a planer. The board became lodged and as the employee went to fix it, his finger was caught in the machine. The employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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