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Howell Plywood Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DOTHAN, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Howell Plywood Corporation in DOTHAN, ALABAMA
Employer Howell Plywood Corporation Report ID 2020032505
Address 1141 Blackshear St City, State ZIP DOTHAN, ALABAMA 36303
Event Date March 17, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.23000, -85.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning wood chips off a machine when the plates of the machine amputated her left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 17, 2020, a worker at Howell Plywood Corporation in DOTHAN, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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