Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2020010144 |
| Address | 4922 HWY 5 | City, State ZIP | THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA 36784 |
| Event Date | January 7, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | 1456132 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.92000, -87.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing jammed boards on a conveyor. The conveyor chain caught the employee's hands, causing the amputation of four fingers on the left hand and two on the right hand.
Incident Summary
On January 7, 2020, a worker at Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc. in THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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