Thomasville Lumber Co., Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Thomasville Lumber Co., Inc. | Report ID | 2016076715 |
| Address | 4922 HWY 5 | City, State ZIP | THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA 36784 |
| Event Date | July 23, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Brush hogs-tractor |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321912 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.92000, -87.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attaching the bush hog arm to the tractor hitch. The arm slipped over the hitch and pinched the tip of the employee's right middle finger resulting in the avulsion of the fingertip and nail.
Incident Summary
On July 23, 2016, a worker at Thomasville Lumber Co., Inc. in THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with brush hogs-tractor identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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