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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023076930 · 7/31/2023 · Besse Forest Products Group

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 regular operation
Source
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Besse Forest Products Group
Location
38 E. MESSENGER ST., RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
NAICS
321211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was marking logs on a log chain conveyor when their finger was caught between two logs. His right middle finger was crushed and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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