Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA
| Employer | Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia, Inc. | Report ID | 20181111284 |
| Address | 1703 Denton Rd | City, State ZIP | TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA 35674 |
| Event Date | November 1, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321114 | Inspection # | 1359183 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.68000, -87.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was under a panel machine, clearing jammed wood. When the jam cleared, a chain caught his left middle finger, causing a partial amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident, and was not locked/tagged out.
Incident Summary
On November 1, 2018, a worker at Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia, Inc. in TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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