Amputations

Name: Amputations at USDA US Forest Service
Start: 6/4/2019

1 amputation · 2019065631 · 6/4/2019 · USDA US Forest Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Trees

Employer

Name: USDA US Forest Service
Location: Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest, LAKEWOOD, WISCONSIN, 54138
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just finished cutting a tree with a chainsaw. As the employee stepped back, his foot went into a mucky hole and he fell. The tree bounced and fell onto his right hand while it was on a stump, crushing the ring finger. The finger was amputated.

Source

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