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SOUTHERN LUMBER COMPANY, INCORPORATED

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HERMANVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SOUTHERN LUMBER COMPANY, INCORPORATED in HERMANVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer SOUTHERN LUMBER COMPANY, INCORPORATED Report ID 20201211602
Address 11167 PATTISON HERMANVILLE RD., P.O. Box 70 City, State ZIP HERMANVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39086
Event Date December 11, 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 Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.99000, -90.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam on a crossover chain. The chain moved and caught his right little finger against a gearbox. The finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 11, 2020, a worker at SOUTHERN LUMBER COMPANY, INCORPORATED in HERMANVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 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 logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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