Amputations

Name: Amputations at Besse Forest Products, Inc.
Start: 1/19/2023

1 amputation · 2023010595 · 1/19/2023 · Besse Forest Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Besse Forest Products, Inc.
Location: 200 C Avenue, GOODMAN, WISCONSIN, 54125
NAICS: 321211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was putting logs on the deck from his front-end loader when he noticed a problem. The employee went to clear the clean-out chute in the sawmill debarker area when the machine was activated. His right thumb became caught in the drive chain, resulting in an amputation to the tip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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