Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc., 4922 HWY 5, THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA 36784
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At 3:15 p.m. on November 15, 2019, an employee was pulling lumber at a green chain. The employee's left index finger was caught in a chain and sprocket. The finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedLogging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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