Amputations

Name: Amputations at WVSR, Inc.
Start: 6/15/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022065176 · 6/15/2022 · WVSR, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Log processing machinery

Employer

Name: WVSR, Inc.
Location: 16 Lumber Street, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
NAICS: 113310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a debarker when a chain slipped into the roll cage. The employee attempted to kick the chain back onto the sprocket when his right foot got caught in the sprocket and chain, resulting in amputations of the tips of the big toe and index toe.

Source

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