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Builders First Source

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — OAKWOOD, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Builders First Source in OAKWOOD, GEORGIA
Employer Builders First Source Report ID 2022065229
Address 3703 Old Oakwood Road City, State ZIP OAKWOOD, GEORGIA 30566
Event Date June 16, 2022 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 regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321214 Inspection # 1603894
GPS Coordinates 34.23000, -83.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was measuring a block on a pedal-operated upcut saw equipped with a 10 or 12 inch circular blade. As he was taking a measurement, the blade contacted his left hand, resulting in amputations of three fingers.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2022, a worker at Builders First Source in OAKWOOD, GEORGIA 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, amputation.

Context

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