Universal Forest Products
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — SAGINAW, TEXAS
| Employer | Universal Forest Products | Report ID | 2017032371 |
| Address | 444 Sansom Blvd | City, State ZIP | SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179 |
| Event Date | March 15, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Boring, routing, notching machines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | 1219555 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.85000, -97.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting pieces of wood with an under-mounted table top router and amputated the left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 15, 2017, a worker at Universal Forest Products in SAGINAW, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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