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Farwest Steel Corporation

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BOISE, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Farwest Steel Corporation in BOISE, IDAHO
Employer Farwest Steel Corporation Report ID 2018065322
Address 4421 Enterprise City, State ZIP BOISE, IDAHO 83705
Event Date June 1, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.56000, -116.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a rack loader to repair a rack when the rack fell on and injured the employee's right hand.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2018, a worker at Farwest Steel Corporation in BOISE, IDAHO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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