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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024076278 · 7/11/2024 · Lumber and Things, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stationary sawing machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Lumber and Things, Inc
Location
442 Harland Ritter Drive Road, KEYSER, WEST VIRGINIA, 26726
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting the chain back on the sprocket of a saw when the engine started. The employee's middle and ring fingers were amputated to the top knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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