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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025043974 · 4/29/2025 · Copiah Lumber Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Logging and wood processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Copiah Lumber Company
Location
25026 HWY 51, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI, 39059
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on the vibrating conveyor in the sawmill when his left little finger got caught between a slab of wood with a sharp edge and the conveyor, resulting in amputation at the middle knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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