DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2018-06-06HendricksWest VirginiHinchcliff Lumber CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 6, 2018, at approximately 7:15 a.m., an employee was running the stacker on the brewer line when the employee reached into the notcher head to remove stringers from the machine. The employee's right hand then made contact with rotating parts, resulting in amputations of the ring, middle, and index fingers. The machine was running and guarded at the time of the incident.
2017-08-18HendricksWest VirginiHinchcliff Limber CompanyFingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was throwing a board over a cross-over belt when his right index finger was smashed between the board and a piece of metal, amputating his fingertip.