C & L Wood Products, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HARTSELLE, ALABAMA
| Employer | C & L Wood Products, Inc. | Report ID | 20191011281 |
| Address | 62 Walnut Road | City, State ZIP | HARTSELLE, ALABAMA 35640 |
| Event Date | October 30, 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 | Wood, lumber, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Conveyors-powered, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321920 | Inspection # | 1442613 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.45000, -86.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was dislodging a piece of lumber from a conveyor when another piece of lumber hit the piece he was attempting to remove, causing his left pinky finger to be caught between the lumber and a piece of steel. As a result, his left pinky finger was amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 30, 2019, a worker at C & L Wood Products, Inc. in HARTSELLE, ALABAMA 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 wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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