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Dingess Lumber Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BELINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dingess Lumber Company in BELINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Dingess Lumber Company Report ID 20171212371
Address 6151 Barbour County Highway, Intersection of Route 92 & Route 250 City, State ZIP BELINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 26250
Event Date December 29, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Chippers
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1289156
GPS Coordinates 38.97000, -79.94000

Incident Narrative

On December 29, 2017, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was operating a chipper when a piece of wood became stuck in the mouth of the chipper. As he was attempting to pry the wood loose, he slipped and his left hand went approximately 20 inches into the mouth of the chipper and contacted the moving knives, amputating the index and middle fingers on his left hand. The chipper was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On December 29, 2017, a worker at Dingess Lumber Company in BELINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with chippers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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