Ritenour Lumber, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MELCROFT, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Ritenour Lumber, Inc. | Report ID | 2016043396 |
| Address | 248 Calvary Church Road, P.O. Box 33 | City, State ZIP | MELCROFT, PENNSYLVANIA 15462 |
| Event Date | April 22, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321211 | Inspection # | 1143417 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.06000, -79.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning out the straight-line rip saw when four left-hand digits were amputated.
Incident Summary
On April 22, 2016, a worker at Ritenour Lumber, Inc. in MELCROFT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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