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Industrial Timber, LLC

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — MANTACHIE, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Industrial Timber, LLC in MANTACHIE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Industrial Timber, LLC Report ID 2019021954
Address 415 Devaughn Rd City, State ZIP MANTACHIE, MISSISSIPPI 38855
Event Date February 21, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Chippers
Industry (NAICS) 337122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.31000, -88.50000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was repairing a guard on a machine. When he went to remove the guard, the machine's belt caught and severed the tip of his thumb. The machine was turned off and locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2019, a worker at Industrial Timber, LLC in MANTACHIE, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with chippers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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