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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1456132.015 - Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1456132.015
Report ID: 0418600
Date Opened: 01/15/2020

Site Address:
Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.
4922 Hwy 5
Thomasville, AL 36784

Mailing Address:
Po Box 578, Thomasville, AL 36784

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/15/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/18/2020

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1532304 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123198.015
Event: 01/07/2020
Employee amputates six fingers while clearing jam

At 1:45 p.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee had climbed onto a waste conveyor that ran to the chipper to clear a jam. He placed his gloved hands onto a conveyor chain return where his gloves were caught between the chain and the return tray. The employee was hospitalized and four fingers on his left hand and two fingers on his right hand were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Chipper, Conveyor, Finger, Glove, Jammed

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1456132.015 47 M Hospitalized injury Machine operators, not specified
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