| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-21 | Baileyville | Maine | Woodland Pulp, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
| An employee slipped while getting off a flatbed truck. His left ring finger was caught on the truck and amputated. | |||||
| 2018-03-08 | Baileyville | Illinois | Pearl City Elevator | Skull | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was inserting a power spreader beneath a feed truck while replacing the crossbar of the vehicle. As he attempted to place the tool in the proper position, the coupler on the tool failed and discharged the adapter, striking him in the face. He sustained a laceration on his face and a skull fracture, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-05-31 | Baileyville | Maine | Woodland Pulp, LLC | Scalp | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| Employees were restarting a digester after an acid cleaning. Hot liquor (300 degrees) was being introduced into the digester, but the valve to the acid tank was not closed, so hot liquor entered the acid tank and caused the lid on the fiberglass tank to blow. The hot liquid from the tank showered the injured employee, who suffered burns to the top of his head and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-17 | Baileyville | Maine | Woodland Pulp, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was servicing a heater when his right hand was caught in an inclined conveyor adjacent to the heater. The employee suffered a finger amputation on the right hand. | |||||
| 2016-02-16 | Baileyville | Maine | Woodland Pulp LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was adjusting the valve of a condensate line and attempting to "sewer" the hot water through a hose. The hose failed and hot water (200 degrees) caused second and third degree burns to the employee's arms, abdomen and legs (35% of the body). | |||||
| 2016-02-01 | Baileyville | Maine | Cianbro Corporation | Leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| A worker cut a 4-foot x 6-foot x 5-inch piece of concrete slab from the operating floor, which fell toward the barricaded area in the basement. As the concrete slab fell, it struck a piece of equipment and was deflected to an area outside of the barricade. The slab then struck an employee standing nearby, lacerating the employee's leg. | |||||