Hardwood Lumber Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — EXETER, MISSOURI
| Employer | Hardwood Lumber Inc | Report ID | 20211210887 |
| Address | 9193 State Highway 76 | City, State ZIP | EXETER, MISSOURI 65647 |
| Event Date | December 18, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321920 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.67000, -93.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was building pallets when a flipper arm tore off a stringer. When the employee pulled off the stringer to fix the pallet, a photo eye was activated, which fed a stringer into the work area and caused the employee to be caught between the stringer and the jib. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their left ring finger.
Incident Summary
On December 18, 2021, a worker at Hardwood Lumber Inc in EXETER, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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