| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-13 | Goodman | Wisconsin | Besse Forest Products, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was working with an edger when a board became stuck. While the saw was still running, the board that was jammed spun out of the edger chamber and struck the employee in the right arm resulting in a fractured radius and ulna. | |||||
| 2019-05-30 | Goodman | Wisconsin | Besse Forest Products, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a pry bar to loosen a chipper wheel on a piece of machinery when wet saw dust caused the chipper wheel to lock up. When the employee loosened the wheel, his position and force caused him to fall backwards. His foot was under the frame of the machine at the time and because of his momentum and angle, he fractured his right femur. | |||||
| 2019-04-23 | Goodman | Missouri | Ozark Wood Fiber | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On April 3, 2019, an employee was unjamming a belt using a crow bar. His right thumb was smashed against an electrical panel and electrical box, causing an amputation above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-02-04 | Goodman | Missouri | Ozark Wood Fiber | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On February 4th at approximately 2:00 PM, a maintenance mechanic was repairing a broken chain on a debarking/log cutter machine. A compression roller (log holder) came down and pinned the employee. The employee was hospitalized with two broken vertebrae requiring surgery. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-08-19 | Goodman | Wisconsin | Besse Forest Products, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee's right ring finger was partially amputated when it got pinched between a reel of veneer and the reel track. | |||||