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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021118 · 2/6/2024 · East Coast Woodworking, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
East Coast Woodworking, Inc.
Location
56 New Meadows Road, WEST BATH, MAINE, 04530
NAICS
337212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a piece of wood through a jointer machine. The wood caught and stopped moving, but the employee's left hand kept moving and contacted the blade. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the little finger, below the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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