Rex Lumber Graceville, LLC
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Rex Lumber Graceville, LLC | Report ID | 2024076717 |
| Address | 5299 Alabama Street | City, State ZIP | GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA 32440 |
| Event Date | July 24, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) | Source of Injury | Hoists, lifts overhead, cable |
| Secondary Source | Planing mills | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.95000, -85.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was repairing a broken pin on the planer outfeed roll cylinder. A hoist was being used, and the employee was aligning a piece of the equipment when the cylinder moved and the employee's index finger was pinched between the clevis hole and the cylinder hole, causing a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 24, 2024, a worker at Rex Lumber Graceville, LLC in GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with hoists, lifts overhead, cable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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