VERMILLION HARDWOOD FLOORING
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
| Employer | VERMILLION HARDWOOD FLOORING | Report ID | 2020032014 |
| Address | 1207 S. SCENIC AVENUE | City, State ZIP | SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65802 |
| Event Date | March 2, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321999 | Inspection # | 1468076 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.19000, -93.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating the groove side end matcher machine when the rotating saw blade contacted the employee's fingers resulting in partial amputation of the left thumb and index finger.
Incident Summary
On March 2, 2020, a worker at VERMILLION HARDWOOD FLOORING in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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