Amputations

Name: Amputations at Middleton Building Supply Inc.
Start: 11/21/2023

1 amputation · 20231110726 · 11/21/2023 · Middleton Building Supply Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Planing mills

Employer

Name: Middleton Building Supply Inc.
Location: 5 Kings Highway, MIDDLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03887
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a planer. As they went to remove a jammed 5x5 piece of lumber, it dislodged and contacted their left middle fingertip, amputating it at the nailbed.

Source

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