Amputations

Name: Amputations at Weyerhaeuser
Start: 8/26/2017

1 amputation · 2017088222 · 8/26/2017 · 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: Chippers

Employer

Name: Weyerhaeuser
Location: 41 TJM Drive, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
NAICS: 321213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually rotating a chipper drum when his left middle finger was caught between the bit and diverter plate, amputating his fingertip. The chipper drum was locked out at the time.

Source

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