JACKSON, OHIO·
Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc., 960 East Main Street, JACKSON, OHIO 45640 on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the thumb(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were operating a self-fed planning machine to shape wood boards for headers used in manufacturing bourbon barrels. A board became jammed in the machine. The injured employee went to retrieve the jammed board and his right thumb contacted the planner head that was rotating at approximately 6,000 RPM. The employee's thumb was amputated. The machine was in manual mode and the guarding door was open at the time.
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