Amputations

Name: Amputations at Blanca Forestry Products, Inc.
Start: 12/15/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211428 · 12/15/2023 · Blanca Forestry Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Blanca Forestry Products, Inc.
Location: 29492 County Road 12, BLANCA, COLORADO, 81123
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a catwalk over a buck saw conveyor to check for a hydraulic leak on a pin stop. Their right leg got caught in the conveyor machinery, resulting in a leg amputation.

Source

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