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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022097974 · 9/8/2022 · VRM West

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
VRM West
Location
Unknown - to be provided later, BAILEY, COLORADO, 80421
NAICS
115310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was processing firewood using a hydraulic press. While clearing a jam in the press, the machine cycled and crushed his right hand, resulting in an amputation to the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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