Amputations

Name: Amputations at PotlatchDeltic
Start: 10/26/2023

1 amputation · 2023109916 · 10/26/2023 · PotlatchDeltic

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: PotlatchDeltic
Location: 1720 US-82, WALDO, ARKANSAS, 71770
NAICS: 113310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 26, 2023, at 1:00 AM, an employee was unjamming a locked-out belt on a machine that sets up wooden boards. When the wood came out, it impacted his right hand, knocking it into a guard. The guard of the machine then amputated the middle finger at the middle knuckle.

Source

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