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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023043034 · 4/5/2023 · US Forest Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Spreading machinery-agricultural

Employer

Name
US Forest Service
Location
3600 W Nursery Road, COEUR D ALENE, IDAHO, 83815
NAICS
113210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was receiving an overview on how to clean out a piece of the top dressing machine when it gets jammed with pearlite. The employee went to feel the roller grooves when the machine activated and amputated his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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