Amputations

Name: Amputations at West Fraser, Inc.
Start: 1/12/2017

1 amputation · 2017010381 · 1/12/2017 · 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name: West Fraser, Inc.
Location: 109 Halsema Rd. S., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32220
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a jammed piece of wood from a waste wood vibrator conveyor and his index finger was pinched between the wood and the vibrator conveyor, amputating his fingertip down to the bone.

Source

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