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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024021000 · 2/1/2024 · Southern Parallel Forest Products

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stacking machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Southern Parallel Forest Products
Location
660 Industrial Blvd, ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to repair the jump chains at the stacker. He was changing a sprocket when his left thumb was caught between the belt and the sheave he was using to adjust the sprocket's position. He suffered an amputation at the last joint of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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