Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC.
Start: 5/6/2024

1 amputation · 2024053961 · 5/6/2024 · Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC.
Location: 810 W. L. Behan Rd, BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, 39601
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually turning a shaft pulley while troubleshooting when their left ring finger became caught between the shaft pulley and the belt of the machine, resulting in partial amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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