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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021704 · 2/22/2017 · WEYERHAEUSER

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Milling machines

Employer

Name
WEYERHAEUSER
Location
2056 JESSIE HALL INDUSTRIAL PARK RD, MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI, 39652
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a maintenance crew put hammers back on the rotors of a hammer mill. The employee was positioning the rotor while a coworker used a bar to lift it. The rotor rotated downward while being lifted, and the employee's hand was caught in a pinch point between the key stop and frame of the rotor. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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