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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025055082 · 5/29/2025 · Hood Industries - Silver Creek

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Hood Industries - Silver Creek
Location
66 MILES LUMBER CO. RD, SILVER CREEK, MISSISSIPPI, 39663
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making gang saw guides using an air-operated mold press. The employee was clearing molded material that was stuck inside the press when the start button actuated. The employee's right thumb was amputated below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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