Amputations

Name: Amputations at INTERFOR U.S. INC.
Start: 9/25/2023

1 amputation · 2023098849 · 9/25/2023 · INTERFOR U.S. 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 regular operation
Source: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: INTERFOR U.S. INC.
Location: 211 Old Troy Rd, MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS, 71655
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was monitoring the flow of lumber into the edger and straightening cants/lumber for proper infeed when his hand was struck by a cant. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

Source

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