Gator Millworks, Inc.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Gator Millworks, Inc. | Report ID | 2015020537 |
| Address | 30590 La Highway 16 | City, State ZIP | DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA 70726 |
| Event Date | February 18, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Routers and molders-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321999 | Inspection # | 1040994 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.51000, -90.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was shaping a piece of wood with a router. When the employee lifted the guard on the router to shape the wood, the tip of his right ring finger was amputated.
Incident Summary
On February 18, 2015, a worker at Gator Millworks, Inc. in DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with routers and molders-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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