Amputations

Name: Amputations at Heartland Wood Products, Inc
Start: 6/5/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065105 · 6/5/2017 · Heartland Wood Products, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Heartland Wood Products, Inc
Location: 121 N Interstate Dr., SIKESTON, MISSOURI, 63801
NAICS: 321214
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding wood pieces into a press machine while a coworker was behind the press determining why the air hose was not operating properly. The employee's right hand entered the point of operation, crushing his hand and amputating two fingers.

Source

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