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H & S Wood Products

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at H & S Wood Products in SELMA, ALABAMA
Employer H & S Wood Products Report ID 2021031864
Address 141 Felix Road City, State ZIP SELMA, ALABAMA 36701
Event Date March 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
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 # 1519427
GPS Coordinates 32.41000, -87.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a chop saw and amputated his left index and middle fingers to the first knuckles.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2021, a worker at H & S Wood Products in SELMA, 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.

Context

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