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Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company in BEVERLY, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company Report ID 2017065184
Address Route 219 and Route 250 South City, State ZIP BEVERLY, WEST VIRGINIA 26253
Event Date June 7, 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, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.11000, -80.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding boards into a sander when two boards overlapped. As he attempted to reposition them, his right middle finger became pinched between the two boards. When he pulled his finger out from between the two boards, the skin and tissue on his middle finger were removed. Part of his finger had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2017, a worker at Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company in BEVERLY, 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, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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