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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024054571 · 5/24/2024 · Western Bee Supplies, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Planing mills
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Western Bee Supplies, Inc.
Location
5 9th Avenue East, POLSON, MONTANA, 59860
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was doing a quality check on the sizer machine after finishing a set up when some wood got stuck. His thumb also got stuck and he sustained an amputation of the right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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