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Weyerhaeuser

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DODSON, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Weyerhaeuser in DODSON, LOUISIANA
Employer Weyerhaeuser Report ID 2020032121
Address 706 Hwy 167 N. City, State ZIP DODSON, LOUISIANA 71422
Event Date March 5, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.07000, -92.66000

Incident Narrative

As an employee was walking to his work station, he saw two boards misaligned on the green trimmer conveyor belt. When he reached to align the boards his left pinky finger was jammed between the conveyor belt wall and the boards. His left pinky fingertip was surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2020, a worker at Weyerhaeuser in DODSON, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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