Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Caperton Furnitureworks LLC, 5270 Valley Road, BERKELEY SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA 25411
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On February 19, 2016, at approximately 8:15 a.m., an employee was cutting 6-foot lengths of fiberboard down to 43 inches using a miter saw. While holding the material with her left hand, she used her right hand to lower the blade of the saw. The blade made contact with and amputated her left thumb tip.