Chadwick Timber Company, Inc

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Chadwick Timber Company, Inc in SILAS, ALABAMA
Employer Chadwick Timber Company, Inc Report ID 2020054891
Address 6753 Highway 17 City, State ZIP SILAS, ALABAMA 36919
Event Date May 27, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.74000, -88.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making his rounds to verify the mill was shut down when he noticed a wood block lodged in the trim/block conveyor underneath the trimmer. When employee moved the wood block, the conveyor belt started and his finger was caught between the block and the belt causing an amputation to the end of the right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2020, a worker at Chadwick Timber Company, Inc in SILAS, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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