EASTANOLLEE, GEORGIA—
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION, 398 Woodmark Drive, EASTANOLLEE, GEORGIA 30538 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee removed a piece of laminate paper from a photo eye. A bunk of material pinched their finger against a roller. The employee's finger was partially amputated by a powered conveyor.
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An employee was standing at the administration station counting parts on pallets, verifying correct parts are being sent, and entering shipping information into the computer program. A forklift struck a pallet of approximately 80 cabinet base panels and the panels fell onto the employee who suffered a broken left tibia.
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American Woodmark Corporation
An employee was cleaning debris from the blade of an edge bander machine using an air wand. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right index finger.
EASTANOLLEE, GEORGIA—
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
At about 1:40 AM on January 11, 2022, an employee was struck by a forklift in the warehouse. The employee was knocked down and displaced several feet on the concrete floor before the vehicle came to a stop. The employee was knocked unconscious and sustained lacerations to the face and back of the head and soft tissue damage in the right forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
DALLAS, TEXAS—
American Woodmark Corporation
An employee was adding a pallet of kitchen cabinets to a wrapper machine. The machine's rotating arm struck the employee in the chest, and the employee was hospitalized for liver and kidney injuries.
EASTANOLLEE, GEORGIA—
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
An employee had begun to shut down a roll coat/top coat machine when material spilled on the carrier rollers. The employee used a tool to reach the roll and remove the material. The machine grabbed the tool and the employee's left arm was pulled into the machine. The employee was hospitalized and a surgical procedure was performed.
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