Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at M.C. Dixon Lumber Company, Inc.
Start: 12/16/2024

1 amputation · 20241211609 · 12/16/2024 · M.C. Dixon 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: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: M.C. Dixon Lumber Company, Inc.
Location: 526 West Boundary St, EUFAULA, ALABAMA, 36027
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing the grade chain line moving lumber. He activated the emergency stop button with his right hand and went to turn the lumber with his left hand. A piece of 6 x 6 lumber crushed his left little finger resulting in partial amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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