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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023054383 · 5/16/2023 · Valley Cedar Products

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Planing mills

Employer

Name
Valley Cedar Products
Location
18 US Rt. 1, FRENCHVILLE, MAINE, 04745
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean out the space below a planer when their right hand was caught in the planer blade. The employee sustained an amputation of their right index, ring, and little fingers, as well as abrasions to their right palm and wrist. The right middle finger was surgically amputated. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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