Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-01-15 | Weippe | Idaho | Empire Lumber Company, Weippe Operations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was checking the tension on a canter trash chain when the employee came into contact with the moving chain, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-01-14 | Weippe | Idaho | Empire Lumber Company, Weippe Operations | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was attempting to push chunks of ice/sawdust/bark into the bucket of a skid steer. In an attempt to gain leverage, the employee grabbed the bucket of the skid steer. At the same time, the equipment operator tilted the bucket. The employee's fingers were then caught between the bucket and a metal support beam, resulting in the amputation of four right-hand fingers at about the second knuckle. | |||||
2018-05-02 | Weippe | Idaho | Ray Day Jr. Logging Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was setting a choker when the line flipped a tree onto him, fracturing his back. | |||||
2016-06-21 | Weippe | Idaho | Supak Trucking, LLC | Multiple body parts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was trying to dislodge a rusted brake pad on a logging truck by striking the brake with a hammer. The truck then rolled and struck the employee, causing bruising, strain, and sprain injuries to his legs, hips, and pelvis. |