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Simcoe Wood Products, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CULLMAN, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Simcoe Wood Products, Inc. in CULLMAN, ALABAMA
Employer Simcoe Wood Products, Inc. Report ID 2020021215
Address 3730 AL Hwy 69 N City, State ZIP CULLMAN, ALABAMA 35058
Event Date February 6, 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 regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321920 Inspection # 1466404
GPS Coordinates 34.22000, -86.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting slat boards with a cut-off saw. The saw/guard control was activated while her right hand was under the pneumatic guard. The guard came down and the saw blade started and came up, amputating her right index, middle, and ring fingers and the tip of the little finger.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2020, a worker at Simcoe Wood Products, Inc. in CULLMAN, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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