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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024064864 · 6/3/2024 · Yoder Lumber Company, Inc.

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, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stacking machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Yoder Lumber Company, Inc.
Location
7100 County Road 407, MILLERSBURG, OHIO, 44654
NAICS
321912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stacker machine and evening out a gap between two boards when the hydraulic air gapper pushed the two boards together. The employee sustained a right index fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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