| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-20 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Buckhannon Upshur Work Adjustment Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| At about 9:30 a.m. on September 20, 2019, an employee was about to cut a board on a table saw when the sawblade amputated the first and fifth digits of the employee's right hand. | |||||
| 2019-04-16 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Weyerhaeuser | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| On April 16, 2019, an employee was using a staple gun to secure paper to a bundle of completed product to a line roller system. The bundle moved and the employee's finger was pinched between the product and a roller, resulting in a partial amputation of the right middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-02-26 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Oil States & Energy Services, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| On February 26, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m. a tool maintenance employee was prepping an isolation tool when a cup-shaped portion of the tool became caught on a bracket. The employee attempted to free the cup and the employee's left middle finger was caught in the hole of the cup and amputated. | |||||
| 2018-08-09 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | West Virginia Split Rail | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 08/09/2018, at approximately 9:00 PM, an employee was cleaning the belt of a notcher when his right middle finger was caught between the belt and pulley of the notcher, resulting in a partial finger amputation. | |||||
| 2018-05-18 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Tudi Mechanical Systems, Inc. | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| On May 18, 2018, an employee was performing rooftop work with a coworker when the coworker left the roof to get a drill from a vehicle. The employee walked to the neighboring building's metal roof, stepped on a fiberglass skylight, and fell through to the concrete below. The employee was hospitalized with a shattered left elbow and fractured left arm. | |||||
| 2018-04-15 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | A.F. Wendling Inc. | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was turning a pallet jack around a corner when he met another worker with a pallet jack. His foot became caught between the two pallet jacks while attempting to negotiate his pallet jack around the other, breaking a bone and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-10-05 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Penn Line Corporation | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was climbing a tree to trim the branches when he slipped and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground, fracturing his L1 vertebra and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-08-26 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Weyerhaeuser | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was manually rotating a chipper drum when his left middle finger was caught between the bit and diverter plate, amputating his fingertip. The chipper drum was locked out at the time. | |||||
| 2016-06-14 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Weyerhaeuser | Wrist(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was installing a new blade on a lathe when he stumbled and his right wrist made contact with the blade edge, resulting in a severe laceration. | |||||
| 2016-05-10 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | AFP Logs & Lumber, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On May 10, 2016, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee was observing the trim saw during a mill shutdown. He was standing on a 4-foot-wide catwalk, located on the green chain side of the trim saw, when he lifted a top-hinged steel door to gain access to the saws. Before he could clamp the door open, the door slipped and came down, striking his head. He was knocked over the 36- to 42-inch railing and fell 12 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to the wr | |||||
| 2016-02-24 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | WVSR, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On February 24, 2016, at approximately 4:00 p.m., an employee placed a 64-inch post in the saw. The blade hit a knot in the post and pulled the employee's hand into the blade, amputating the left thumb tip. | |||||
| 2016-02-15 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Asplundh Tree Expert Company | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| On February 5, 2016, at approximately 11:30am, an employee was delimbing a felled tree on sloped ground using a chainsaw. As the last limb was being cut, the tree began sliding on the snow and the employee's right leg was pinned by the limb resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-07-31 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Dyno Nobel, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On July 31, 2015, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was hospitalized after experiencing dizziness, cramping, nausea, and severe sweating due to possible dehydration. | |||||