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Brookside Lumber & Supply Company, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — UPPER SAINT CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Brookside Lumber & Supply Company, Inc. in UPPER SAINT CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Brookside Lumber & Supply Company, Inc. Report ID 20171111040
Address Scarlett Drive, Lot 49 R City, State ZIP UPPER SAINT CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA 15241
Event Date November 16, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Table saws
Industry (NAICS) 238350 Inspection # 1279223
GPS Coordinates 40.35000, -80.08000

Incident Narrative

On November 16, at approximately 11:00 AM, an employee was using a table saw to cut the edge off a board when the blade amputated two of the employee's fingertips to the first knuckle. The saw was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On November 16, 2017, a worker at Brookside Lumber & Supply Company, Inc. in UPPER SAINT CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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