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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024087175 · 8/6/2024 · Lewis Brothers Lumber Company, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stationary sawing machinery stationary n.e.c.
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Lewis Brothers Lumber Company, Inc
Location
1031 13th Street NW, ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35442
NAICS
321912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing routine maintenance on a resaw when the machine activated and a blade contacted their fingers. The employee sustained a partial amputation and multiple fingers were lacerated. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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