Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-19 | Bruce | Ms | Weyerhaeuser Company, Bruce, MS. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing out sawdust from a rotary feeder. The employee's right middle finger was caught by a paddle wheel inside the feeder, causing the amputation of the fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time. | |||||
2019-09-10 | Bruceton Mills | West Virgini | U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was holding a door open when the door automatically closed, catching his hand and causing a partial amputation to the right middle finger. | |||||
2019-01-24 | Bruceville | Texas | Quality Parts Supply, Ltd. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee tripped while exiting his office, falling to the ground and tearing his hamstring. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
2017-07-28 | Bruceton Mills | West Virgini | U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a food slicer to cut potatoes, when her fingers made contact with the blade. The first two fingertips on right hand were amputated, and a nail was damaged. | |||||
2017-03-21 | Bruce | Wisconsin | Dairi Concepts LLC | Groin | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
An employee was pulling a 50 lb. bag of powdered cheese across a pallet on the production floor when he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. | |||||
2016-07-28 | Bruceton Mills | West Virgini | Allegheny Wood Products International | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee tried to free up a cam follower by turning the belt system. The cam follower loosened and turned very quickly, catching and lacerating the employee's right little finger, with a possible fingertip amputation. | |||||
2016-03-10 | Bruceton Mills | West Virgini | Employer Solutions Staffing Group II LLC | Foot (feet) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
On March 10, 2016, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was injured after dropping a wooden board, weighing up to 50 pounds, on his left foot. He was hospitalized when his injury became infected. |