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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025021881 · 2/26/2025 · Universal Forest Products, 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
Stationary sawing machinery stationary n.e.c.
Secondary source
Rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) metal

Employer

Name
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
Location
154 Sunbelt Drive, ASHBURN, GEORGIA, 31714
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to unjam a board in a ripsaw. The metal rod the employee was using slipped and caught his left index finger against the saw guard, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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