Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Mason's Forest Products
Start: 4/11/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043384 · 4/11/2025 · Mason's Forest Products

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Stationary sawing machinery stationary n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Mason's Forest Products
Location: 5571 U.S. 167, RUSTON, LOUISIANA, 71270
NAICS: 333243
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were using a plywood chop saw. The injured employee was holding one end of the saw with their right hand when the operator on the other end pressed the start button. The saw blade contacted the injured employee's right hand, resulting in multiple finger amputations when it amputated the hand above the thumb.

Source

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