DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-04-23SimsboroLouisianaRoseburg Forest ProductsMultiple body partsCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A millwright was doing preventive maintenance on a cooling wheel that was locked out. The failsafe brake malfunctioned, causing the wheel to turn and strike him. He suffered a broken left arm, a broken left leg, and broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2018-09-13SimsboroLouisianaWeyerhaeuserFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking a cooling fan when it cut his right thumb and broke the bone. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-08SimsboroLouisianaWEYERHAEUSER COMPANYHand(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was clearing a jam on a panel stacker when several oriented strand board (OSB) panels fell onto her hands causing a laceration and fracture to the left hand and a laceration to the right ring finger.
2017-10-09SimsboroLouisianaWeyerhaeuser NR Co.Leg(s)Struck by other falling powered vehicle
A golf cart that was lifted on a hydraulic jack stand slipped and fell onto an employee while he was working underneath it, fracturing his left leg.
2017-08-17SimsboroLouisianaArdagh Glass, IncBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was maintaining a forming machine (forms molten glass into glassware) when he became overheated and experienced stomach cramps and nausea. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2017-06-28SimsboroLouisianaArdagh Glass, IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift. His hand was on the overhead rail when he struck a cage and overhead pipe guard. His right hand was caught between the overhead rail and the pipe guard, amputating his index finger at the middle knuckle.
2016-05-11SimsboroLouisianaRoseburg Forest ProductsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a strapping machine to band wood together when two of his fingers were partially amputated.