OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433519
317729927 - DON WHITAKER LOGGING & HAULING INC
ROSEBURG, OR·
Event description
Employee amputates fingers when caught in cable logging carr
Investigation abstract
At 1:00 p.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee had a skyline eye in his hand when he told his coworker he needed a little more slack on the line. The skidding line break was accidently released causing the carriage to come down the line. The employee caught his right hand in the front shiv of the carriage amputating four of his fingers. The employee was taken to the hospital, where he was admitted.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 496
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