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Jim C. Hamer Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Jim C. Hamer Company in DANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Jim C. Hamer Company Report ID 2017032158
Address 11474 Spruce River Road City, State ZIP DANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA 25053
Event Date March 9, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1218168
GPS Coordinates 38.03000, -81.83000

Incident Narrative

On March 9, 2017, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was injured while handling cants from the gang saw to the roof top chain. As a 5 1/2 inch x 7 1/4 inch cant came out of the saw, it fell short of the chain and fell towards the floor. The employee reached for the end of the cant and as the cant raised, the employee's right thumb was caught between the cant and the steel hood of the gang saw resulting in a severe cut behind the nail bed above the knuckle. The employee was transported to the hospital where the employee received stitches. The injury was classified as a partial amputation with the tip of the bone broken, but no nerve damage.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2017, a worker at Jim C. Hamer Company in DANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with wood, lumber, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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