Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Heart Wood Products LLC, 344 Garland Circle, WARRENTON, GEORGIA 30828
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was turning a cart used for stacking lumber. The cart turned on and the wheel pinched the end of his right ring finger, resulting in amputation of the fingertip. The fingertip was reattached.
An employee was feeding wood into the cope nailing machine when the employee's left right finger became caught between a board and the machine. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was operating a stacker machine and placing wood pieces into the machine. The employee went to remove wood pieces and one of their right-hand fingers was crushed between the frame of the machine and the board. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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