Dakota Panel
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Dakota Panel | Report ID | 2017021733 |
| Address | 1651 Culvert Street | City, State ZIP | RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57701 |
| Event Date | February 22, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Banding, baling, strapping machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321219 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.04000, -103.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a banding machine and reached into the machine to remove a piece of wood. The platen that clamps the board closed on the employee's right index finger crushing the fingertip and fingernail.
Incident Summary
On February 22, 2017, a worker at Dakota Panel in RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.
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