Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at WOODWORK MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY, INC.
Start: 3/26/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032712 · 3/26/2024 · WOODWORK MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Stationary sawing machinery stationary n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: WOODWORK MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY, INC.
Location: 403 S Adams St., HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, 67501
NAICS: 321911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was defecting wood trim as it came off the molder when the chop saw came down on their left hand, resulting in a partial amputation to the hand, and amputations to the thumb and index fingers.

Source

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