Amputations

Name: Amputations at West Fraser, Inc.
Start: 12/7/2015

1 amputation · 2015129216 · 12/7/2015 · West Fraser, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: West Fraser, Inc.
Location: 401 Champion Drive, MC DAVID, FLORIDA, 32568
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping another employee clear out a 2 x 4 piece of board on a conveyor belt. The employee's left hand struck the metal frame of the conveyor belt resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown