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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023087239 · 8/9/2023 · Millwood Specialty Flooring, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Millwood Specialty Flooring, LLC
Location
2213 Progress Road, ELLIJAY, GEORGIA, 30540
NAICS
321918
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a permanently fixed defect saw to cut defects out of wood strips. The saw caught his shirt sleeves and pulled in his arm, causing the amputation of his right hand at the wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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