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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024032640 · 3/25/2024 · Hixson Lumber Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary saws arm
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Hixson Lumber Company, LLC
Location
13336 Texas 75, WILLIS, TEXAS, 77378
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting boards on a radial saw when his right hand got caught in the saw, resulting in partial amputations to all five fingers on their right hand. Three fingers were reattached at the hospital, but the thumb and index finger could not be reattached.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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