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Moose River Lumber Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MOOSE RIVER, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Moose River Lumber Company in MOOSE RIVER, MAINE
Employer Moose River Lumber Company Report ID 20190910078
Address 25 Talpey road City, State ZIP MOOSE RIVER, MAINE 04945
Event Date September 26, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.64000, -70.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a bearing on a pulley. While the employee was lifting the centering roller, the conveyor belt pinched the employee's left middle finger. The finger was surgically amputated at the first digit.

Incident Summary

On September 26, 2019, a worker at Moose River Lumber Company in MOOSE RIVER, MAINE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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