Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-09-19 | Waldo | Arkansas | Potlatchdeltic | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving 20-hp electric motor weighing approximately 280 lbs. The employee was sliding the motor on the floor in the storage area using their foot and guiding it with their hands. The employee's finger was pinched between the shaft of the motor they were moving and a stationary motor resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger. | |||||
2019-07-10 | Waldo | Arkansas | Potlatch Deltic | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was removing wood debris from a planer machine when his right hand was caught in the machine. His index and middle fingers on the right hand were amputated. | |||||
2017-05-22 | Waldo | Wisconsin | Van Wyk's Inc. | Multiple head locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was inflating a skid steer tire and was putting the cap on the valve stem when the bead slipped off the rim. The escaping air caused the assembly to jump and hit the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with facial and head fractures. | |||||
2016-05-09 | Waldo | Wisconsin | Waldo Implement, Inc. | Brain | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was struck in the head by the overhead door and hospitalized as a result. |