Amputations

Name: Amputations at Price Wood Products, Inc.
Start: 5/12/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023054271 · 5/12/2023 · Price Wood Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Chippers

Employer

Name: Price Wood Products, Inc.
Location: 6507 Snider Road, GOSHEN, OHIO, 45122
NAICS: 423990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 12, 2023, an employee was repairing a wood chipper. They were using a come-along to turn the drum to clean out the wood debris with a blower. The employee's foot was caught and crushed by the drum and duct inside the wood chipper. The employee suffered amputations to two toes and was hospitalized.

Source

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