Weyerhaeuser ELP
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Weyerhaeuser ELP | Report ID | 2019043375 |
| Address | 234 Industrial Blvd. | City, State ZIP | NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA 71457 |
| Event Date | April 1, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321213 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.74000, -93.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a reject from a press machine when the rollers came on. The employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers were caught between the rollers; she suffered a soft tissue amputation to the tip of the index finger, a missing nail on the ring finger, and a scratch on the middle finger.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2019, a worker at Weyerhaeuser ELP in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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