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J & J Log and Lumber

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person — Amputations — DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at J & J Log and Lumber in DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK
Employer J & J Log and Lumber Report ID 20191111708
Address 528 Old Route 22 City, State ZIP DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK 12522
Event Date November 11, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person Source of Injury Axes, hatchets
Industry (NAICS) 321912 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.69000, -73.56000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were cleaning up debris in a yard. A piece of wood fell over as one of them was swinging an axe to split it; the other employee's left hand was caught between the wood and the axe, and the ring finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2019, a worker at J & J Log and Lumber in DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with axes, hatchets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person injuries.

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