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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023043559 · 4/20/2023 · Langdale Forest Products Co.

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Langdale Forest Products Co.
Location
1202 Madison Highway, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning and maintaining the outfeed waste conveyors when their right hand was caught in the drive chain. The employee sustained an index fingertip amputation, a laceration to the middle finger, and a ring finger subungual hematoma and non-displaced fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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