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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015048980 · 4/10/2015 · Rushmore Forest Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Rushmore Forest Products, Inc.
Location
23848 HWY 385 SOUTH, HILL CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57745
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a conveyor that moves wood products. The employee attempted to remove a board from the moving conveyor and struck his right fingers against the angle iron on the frame of the conveyor resulting in a fracture to the right index finger and an ablation to the right ring finger that required the tip to be medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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