Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hixson Lumber Company, LLC, 13336 Texas 75, WILLIS, TEXAS 77378
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cutting boards on a radial saw when his right hand got caught in the saw, resulting in partial amputations to all five fingers on their right hand. Three fingers were reattached at the hospital, but the thumb and index finger could not be reattached.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Stationary saws arm
More severe injuries at Hixson Lumber Company, LLC
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