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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021015 · 2/2/2022 · TRI-STATE LUMBER AND LAND, INC.

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
TRI-STATE LUMBER AND LAND, INC.
Location
N7904 US HWY 53, TREGO, WISCONSIN, 54888
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was being trained on a double-end cut-off machine. The employee climbed under the machine to clean it. When he reached up toward the sensor, his hand became caught in the in-feed roller, resulting in amputation of the left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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