Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | Report ID | 20161211339 |
| Address | 577 Clover Dew Dairy Road | City, State ZIP | PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA 24740 |
| Event Date | December 5, 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 |
| Secondary Source | Chippers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.36000, -81.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing boards into a chipper when the ends of two boards closed together and caught the employee's right middle fingertip, amputating approximately one-third of the fingernail.
Incident Summary
On December 5, 2016, a worker at Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. in PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA 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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