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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021872 · 2/29/2024 · Dadeville Pole Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Log processing machinery
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Dadeville Pole Company, LLC
Location
1022 Thweatt Industrial Boulevard, DADEVILLE, ALABAMA, 36853
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was greasing the log chain while walking on top of the logs. When the employee got to the log peeler, a sensor was triggered causing the equipment to move and amputate the employee's lower right leg. The equipment was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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