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USG Interiors

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at USG Interiors in GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer USG Interiors Report ID 2016087193
Address 850 N Broadway St. City, State ZIP GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38701
Event Date August 4, 2016 Outcome 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) 327993 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.42000, -91.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a trimmer saw. When the employee removed the chock block, the saw blade rotated, amputating a centimeter of his index finger (no nail or bone loss) and avulsing his middle finger.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2016, a worker at USG Interiors in GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 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 amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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