Spearfish Forest Products
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Spearfish Forest Products | Report ID | 2016076365 |
| Address | 1510 West Oliver | City, State ZIP | SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA 57783 |
| Event Date | July 14, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Toes(s), toenail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.49000, -103.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was greasing a conveyor when his foot slipped from the framework he was standing on and ended up on the chain drive and sprocket. The drive and sprocket crushed the toe box of his boot, partially amputating his right big toe.
Incident Summary
On July 14, 2016, a worker at Spearfish Forest Products in SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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