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Armstrong Flooring, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Armstrong Flooring, Inc. in BEVERLY, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Armstrong Flooring, Inc. Report ID 2018088877
Address Route 250 South City, State ZIP BEVERLY, WEST VIRGINIA 26253
Event Date August 28, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary Source Wood, lumber, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.84000, -79.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was straightening an 8-foot long board on a conveyor when his finger became pinched between the board he was moving and a board underneath. As he pulled his hand back, his left index fingertip was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2018, a worker at Armstrong Flooring, Inc. in BEVERLY, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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