Machine guards may have prevented arm amputation at Ga. sawmill
Griffin Lumber & Hardware penalized $56K for hazards that injured temp worker
A 29-year-old temporary worker's left arm was amputated when his jacket was caught in the drive shaft of a conveyor belt suffered the latter at a sawmill operated by Griffin Lumber & Hardware.
OSHA inspectors found that workers at the Cordele, Ga.-based business risked amputations and the dangers associated with unguarded sprocket wheels and chains on a conveyor belt.