Amputations

Name: Amputations at RDS Wood Products
Start: 6/9/2022

1 amputation · 2022065001 · 6/9/2022 · RDS Wood Products

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name: RDS Wood Products
Location: 236 East Co Road 575 North, ARTHUR, ILLINOIS, 61911
NAICS: 337110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working at a drawer notcher. While clearing sawdust build up, the employee's fingertip contacted the rotating blade, which required surgical amputation to the tip of the right index finger.

Source

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