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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109215 · 10/5/2023 · Welter Forest Products

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name
Welter Forest Products
Location
949 Lakeview Lane, WEYAUWEGA, WISCONSIN, 54983
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tailing logs with a chainsaw. As they set the chainsaw on a log, the chain contacted the employee's left index finger, fracturing it. The fingertip was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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