Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KREAMER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. | Report ID | 2018099515 |
| Address | 1195 Creek Mountain Road, P.O. Box 247 | City, State ZIP | KREAMER, PENNSYLVANIA 17833 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.80000, -76.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading wood onto a conveyor that carried the wood away from the employee when a piece of wood became jammed. The employee hit the reverse button and the piece of wood started to come back toward the employee. The employee reached down and grabbed the nearest end of the piece of wood. The conveyor pushed the piece of wood against a metal guard and the employee's thumb tip was caught between the wood and metal guard, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2018, a worker at Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. in KREAMER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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