Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Beckwith Lumber Company, 34443 Seneca Trail, SLATYFORK, WEST VIRGINIA 26291
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was working on an edger chain. While the edger was shut off, the employee reached to straighten out a board on it; the edger was turned on and the employee's glove was pulled into the chain. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip.
A maintenance employee was using a chain to lift a log out of the carriage area. The chain slipped off the log and the log struck the employee's left thumb, amputating the tip.
An employee was on break and went back out to the facility to begin work near the conveyor area. A piece of lumber came off the conveyor and caused the employee to sustain a left inner thigh laceration.
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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An employee was repairing a photo eye on the infeed roll case when they dropped a tool. The employee went to grab the tool and his fingers contacted the chain and sprocket of the infeed roll case. His fingers were pulled into the pinch point and the fingertips were crushed, resulting in amputation of one fingertip.
An employee was troubleshooting dispersing equipment. A belt and pulley system was energized, and the moving belt caught the employee's right ring finger. He suffered a partial amputation at the first knuckle, below the nail.
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