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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020010434 · 1/15/2020 · Empire Lumber Company, Weippe Operations

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Empire Lumber Company, Weippe Operations
Location
206 East 6th Street, WEIPPE, IDAHO, 83553
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the tension on a canter trash chain when the employee came into contact with the moving chain, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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