| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-27 | Webster Springs | West Virgini | JIM C. HAMER COMPANY | Upper arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a screw conveyor when his arm was pulled into and caught in the conveyor. His arm had to be surgically amputated below the shoulder. | |||||
| 2017-06-09 | Webster Springs | West Virgini | Jim C. Hamer Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On June 9, 2017, at approximately 8:00 p.m., an employee was servicing a front-end loader. The employee was preparing to change an air filter on the front-end loader when the employee's right hand made contact with the alternator fan, amputating the index, middle, and ring fingertips. The loader was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-01-06 | Webster Springs | West Virgini | The Jim C. Hamer Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On January 6, 2017, at approximately 6:00 p.m., an employee was injured while working at the cant deck in the resaw area. Standing near four motor driven chains, the employee noted two 6-8 inch cants that were not laying flat. Wearing leather gloves, the employee adjusted the cants when his left thumb became jammed between the chain and one cant, resulting in amputation of the tip of his thumb. | |||||