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Tamarack Mill LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — KOOSKIA, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tamarack Mill LLC in KOOSKIA, IDAHO
Employer Tamarack Mill LLC Report ID 2017054180
Address HIGHWAY 13 SOUTH City, State ZIP KOOSKIA, IDAHO 83539
Event Date May 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Planing mills
Industry (NAICS) 339999 Inspection # 1232711
GPS Coordinates 46.14000, -115.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee's hand was caught in a planer amputating his right thumb and index finger.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2017, a worker at Tamarack Mill LLC in KOOSKIA, IDAHO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with planing mills identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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