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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087645 · 8/10/2017 · Midwest Hardwood Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Midwest Hardwood Corporation
Location
307 N. FIFTH AVE., PARK FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54552
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 10, 2017, an employee was on a feed conveyor clearing material from an overhead conveyor when the employee's left ring and middle fingers contacted the chain and sprocket. The employee's fingers had to be surgically amputated. The overhead conveyor was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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