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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022065696 · 6/29/2022 · TIMBERWEST MANUFACTURING, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
TIMBERWEST MANUFACTURING, LLC
Location
5400 FOLSOM ROAD, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57709
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing fence posts for shipment on a pallet. The employee's hand was struck by a post as it dropped out of the feeder. The post weighed approximately 65 pounds and caused tissue damage that required medical amputation to the distal phalange of the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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