Amputations

Name: Amputations at HIXSON LUMBER SALES
Start: 8/31/2023

1 amputation · 2023088035 · 8/31/2023 · HIXSON LUMBER SALES

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: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: HIXSON LUMBER SALES
Location: 1207 S Macon Ave, RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72802
NAICS: 423310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working near a stick pulley belt. As the employee went under the stairs to unjam a stick, their right index finger was caught between two sticks. Their fingertip was amputated.

Source

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