Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-07-22 | St Maries | Idaho | St. Joseph Logging | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee and the owner were changing a tire on a yarder. The tire next to it exploded, breaking both of their ribs. The employee and the owner were hospitalized. | |||||
2018-07-06 | St Maries | Idaho | JMF, Inc | Ankle(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A driver was loading a logging truck when a post on the truck broke. A log was dislodged and rolled off the truck, striking the driver. The driver suffered a broken ankle. | |||||
2015-08-04 | St Maries | Idaho | Shane A Goicoechea Trucking | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was wrapping a load when a log rolled off the load and came down on top of him. The log hit his torso, cracking his ribs, puncturing his lung, and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-04-11 | St Maries | Idaho | Stimson Lumber Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against object or equipment while moving it |
While working in the sawmill, an employee de-energized and locked out a cutter before attempting to perform maintenance. After performing lockout/tagout, the employee manually rotated the wheel according to normal procedure and caught her left pinky and ring fingers in the knife blade. |