Amputations

Name: Amputations at Weyerhaeuser
Start: 3/5/2020

1 amputation · 2020032121 · 3/5/2020 · Weyerhaeuser

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Weyerhaeuser
Location: 706 Hwy 167 N., DODSON, LOUISIANA, 71422
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

As an employee was walking to his work station, he saw two boards misaligned on the green trimmer conveyor belt. When he reached to align the boards his left pinky finger was jammed between the conveyor belt wall and the boards. His left pinky fingertip was surgically amputated.

Source

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