United Furniture Industries, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — AMORY, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | United Furniture Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2016099185 |
| Address | 311 Martin Luther King Blvd. | City, State ZIP | AMORY, MISSISSIPPI 38821 |
| Event Date | September 29, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Secondary Source | Wood, lumber, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.98000, -88.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a board that was double-stacked on a chain conveyor. When he moved the top board, his right index finger was pinched by the boards or chain conveyor and his fingertip had to be surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On September 29, 2016, a worker at United Furniture Industries, Inc. in AMORY, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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