Thomasville Lumber Co., Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Thomasville Lumber Co., Inc. in 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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