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Hixson Lumber Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GILMER, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hixson Lumber Company in GILMER, TEXAS
Employer Hixson Lumber Company Report ID 2023043054
Address 1215 S. Montgomery Street, Gilmer, TX City, State ZIP GILMER, TEXAS 75644
Event Date April 6, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Planing mills
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # 1663181
GPS Coordinates 32.71000, -94.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding a board through a planer. The board became lodged and as the employee went to fix it, his finger was caught in the machine. The employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2023, a worker at Hixson Lumber Company in GILMER, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with planing mills identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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