Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221440779

SOUTHERN PARALLEL FOREST PRODUCTS CORP.

Event
Chain, Electric Motor, Entangled, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Repair
NAICS
321113
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345804041
Employer profile
SOUTHERN PARALLEL FOREST PRODUCTS CORP.
Summary number
221440779
Report ID
0418300

Event description

Employee lacerates finger while fixing tangled drive chain

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 a.m. on February 17, 2022, an employee was attempting to fix a tangled drive chain. A coworker accidentally started the motor, and the employee's left ring finger became caught in the drive chain, lacerating the tip of his finger. The employee's fingernail had to be removed at a later time by a physician and the distal phalanx had to be shaved down in order to close the wound.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    889

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