Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-01-07 | Deer Lodge | Montana | Sun Mountain Lumber | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was reaching for a broken piece of lumber that was hung up on a board edger's infeed chains. His right hand was caught between two cants (or a cant and part of the machinery); the hand was lacerated and the index, middle, ring, and little fingers were broken. | |||||
2019-08-22 | Deer Lodge | Montana | SUN MOUNTAIN LUMBER | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to clear a piece of wood stuck under the guard of a cabinet defect saw. The saw activated and amputated the right middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle. | |||||
2018-08-31 | Deer Lodge | Montana | Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was attempting to straighten a lumber board on a stacker when her left ring finger was caught and crushed between the end of the lumber and the unit lift mechanism, resulting in a fracture and lacerations. | |||||
2018-06-13 | Deer Lodge | Montana | Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of lathe from a jack ladder chain. When she pulled the lathe loose, the jack ladder chain started up and pinched the tip of her right middle finger between the chain lug and the metal plating. Her right middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
2017-02-07 | Deer Lodge | Montana | SUN MOUNTAIN LUMBER | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell approximately seven feet and suffered a hairline fracture of the pelvis and various bruises to the arms and legs. | |||||
2016-01-29 | Deer Lodge | Montana | Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee attempted to correct log material (cants). As he lifted a 6" cant, it slipped and smashed his fingertip between the cant and the chain. His fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2015-06-23 | Deer Lodge | Montana | Sun Mountain Logging | Foot (feet) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
One employee was moving logs and one log rolled and caught his foot between the log and a chain. | |||||
2015-06-15 | Deer Lodge | Montana | Sun Mountain Logging | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was washing windows on a logging truck, missed a step, and fell. |