Amputations

Name: Amputations at New Florence Wood Products Co.
Start: 7/19/2023

1 amputation · 2023076483 · 7/19/2023 · New Florence Wood 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 regular operation
Source: Stacking machinery

Employer

Name: New Florence Wood Products Co.
Location: 49 Stave Mill Rd., NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI, 63363
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was working on the stacker line and was re-positioning a piece of wood on a pallet as another employee was simultaneously using the controls to lift the pallet platform. The injured employee's right middle finger was pinched between the wood and the edge of the stacking bay resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip.

Source

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