Taylor Lumber Worldwide
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — MC DERMOTT, OHIO
| Employer | Taylor Lumber Worldwide | Report ID | 2018032741 |
| Address | 18253 StRt 73 | City, State ZIP | MC DERMOTT, OHIO 45652 |
| Event Date | March 20, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | 1304473 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.81000, -83.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While catching cut lumber boards from a saw, an employee attempted to remove an off-cut board from the blade, resulting in in a finger amputation. The saw was not locked out and the blade was rotating at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On March 20, 2018, a worker at Taylor Lumber Worldwide in MC DERMOTT, OHIO 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 sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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