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Amputations

1 amputation · 20231211302 · 12/11/2023 · Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
Location
234 Turner Industrial Park Rd, SALTILLO, MISSISSIPPI, 38866
NAICS
493190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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