Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at DGO, Inc.
Start: 8/23/2024

1 amputation · 2024087781 · 8/23/2024 · DGO, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source: Machine guards

Employer

Name: DGO, Inc.
Location: 42 Sawmill Road, REED POINT, MONTANA, 59069
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a board up a conveyor and into a loader while standing on an unguarded conveyor chain. The employee's foot went through the sprocket on the motor, resulting in amputation of five toes.

Source

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