Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-06-11 | Columbia Falls | Montana | Stoltze Lumber Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a chop saw to cut dunnage when the employee's right pinky finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a partial finger amputation. | |||||
2018-03-21 | Columbia Falls | Montana | Weyerhaeuser Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee smashed a finger between bearing housing of rolls and a sander framework. | |||||
2016-06-21 | Columbia Falls | Montana | STOLTZE LUMBER CO | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam in the planer when his hand was pulled into the machine, breaking his thumb and ripping skin. He required stitches and was hospitalized overnight. |