Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New Florence Wood Products Co., 49 Stave Mill Rd., NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI 63363
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
The injured employee was working on the stacker line and was re-positioning a piece of wood on a pallet as another employee was simultaneously using the controls to lift the pallet platform. The injured employee's right middle finger was pinched between the wood and the edge of the stacking bay resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Stacking machinery
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