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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023064886 · 6/2/2023 · Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc.
Location
838 Campbell Ave., PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 45662
NAICS
321918
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an end matcher machine that makes grooves on hardwood flooring and wall/ceiling paneling. The board overlapped and as the employee went to make a correction, his thumb was partially amputated by the blade.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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