COLUMBUS, TEXAS—
Great Southern Wood Columbus Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Great Southern Wood Columbus Inc., 1050 Great Southern Way, COLUMBUS, TEXAS 78934 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was moving a scissor lift between rows of stacked wood to apply end tags. As the lift rose, her left hand was pinched between its handrail and a stack of wood. A fingertip was amputated.
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