Graham Lumber Company, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FULTON, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Graham Lumber Company, LLC | Report ID | 2016088154 |
| Address | 21500 HIGHWAY 25 NORTH | City, State ZIP | FULTON, MISSISSIPPI 38843 |
| Event Date | August 30, 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 | Wood, lumber, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.26000, -88.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was straightening lumber on the landing table to the trimmer when a board or a cant caught his left middle finger between another board amputating it at the middle knuckle.
Incident Summary
On August 30, 2016, a worker at Graham Lumber Company, LLC in FULTON, MISSISSIPPI 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 wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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