Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Santa	Id	Todd Skinner Trucking LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was securing the load straps for a load of lumber. The employee fell and suffered a broken left tibia.
2021-11-05	Shirleysburg	Pa	Brumbaugh Lumber LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an edger at a lumber mill. His clothing was caught in the machine and he suffered severe facial and neck injuries, a crushed arm, a broken arm, and a back injury causing paralysis from the waist down.
2021-11-01	Morton	Il	Yinlun TDI LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Stacks of sheet steel weighing up to 2600 pounds were received from a supplier incorrectly oriented on wood slats. Employees were orienting the steel sheets to align correctly with the tubing line machine. Employee 1 was on the ground placing 2x4 lumber under the stacks of steel. Employee 2 was operating a forklift. Employee 2 placed the forks under the stacks of steel and lifted for clearance. Employee 1 placed the 2x4 under the stacks of steel in the correct orientation. Once the steel was low
2021-10-06	Haines City	Fl	STANDARD TRUSS & ROOF SUPPLY, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to secure a load onto a trailer when their left ring finger was caught between lumber and the forks of a forklift. Their left ring fingertip was amputated.
2021-09-22	Saginaw	Tx	UFP Saginaw, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating equipment that produced wooden stakes. Lumber became jammed, and as the employee tried to free it, his left little finger was caught between the end of a piece of lumber and the side of a conveyor belt. The finger was pinched and required partial medical amputation.
2021-09-11	Brookhaven	Ms	Lincoln Lumber Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
While tarping a load of lumber on a semi-trailer, the truck operator fell from the top of the load. The operator sustained fractures to the lower legs and a vertebra.
2021-08-02	Vicksburg	Ms	Vicksburg Forest Products	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was leaning between two stacks of lumber to place a strap on one of the stacks. The strapper pulled the stacks together, and the employee was caught between them. The employee suffered a fractured sternum.
2021-08-02	Albany	Ny	Henry Isaacs Quality Home Remodeling	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting lumber with a circular saw when the saw contacted their left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-27	Mcdonough	Ga	LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were removing a racking system in the lumber department when dimensional lumber fell from the racks and struck them. One employee suffered injuries to their chest, abdomen, and lower extremities and the other employee suffered a broken right leg.
2021-07-27	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Hip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was banding lumber together. A forklift approached, carrying twin packs of lumber on its forks. When it stopped, the lumber packs slid forward and pinned the employee between two packs of lumber, breaking his hips.
2021-07-21	Hayward	Wi	Walters & Son Cabinetry, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On July 21, 2021, an employee was feeding reclaimed lumber into a wood jointer when his left ring finger contacted the machine's rotating cutter head, resulting in an amputation above the top knuckle.
2021-07-20	Montgomery	Il	Chicago Flameproof and Wood Specialties	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee made lumber adjustments and got onto a forklift when they noticed more adjustments were needed. The employee leaned forward while on the forklift when a lever caused the lumber to move, causing a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-19	Midway	Ga	Builders Firstsource	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading lumber and gusset plates into a splicer machine which presses the plates into the lumber to connect them. The employee's forearm was caught in the point of operation when the machine started, resulting in a fractured and lacerated right forearm.
2021-06-30	Chicago	Il	G & V Construction Company, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading lumber from a flatbed truck and fell backward off the back of the truck to the ground 4 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for brain swelling, a fractured collarbone, a fractured hip and memory loss.
2021-06-10	Columbus	Oh	Keystone Granite And Tile - Quartz Countertops Columbus	Skull	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was helping move lumber to a dumpster. The employee struck a 2-by-4, which broke the employee's skull at the right temple.
2021-06-01	Union Point	Ga	Lincoln Lumber Georgia, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was observing a robot stacking lumber onto pallets for shipment. The robot's arm picked up a piece of lumber to place on a pallet, then swung and struck the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with a jaw fracture, loss of teeth, and an open wound to the right side of the mouth.
2021-05-31	Doraville	Ga	The Southern Swingset Company	Skull	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a lumber pile 8 to 9 feet off the ground in order to cover it with a tarp and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured skull.
2021-05-14	Birmingham	Al	B.L. HARBERT INTERNATIONAL, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting 2x6 lumber with a circular saw and amputated their right thumb.
2021-05-10	Jackman	Me	Pleasant River Lumber	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was stacking lumber and the lumber pinched their finger against a back stop. The employee sustained an amputation to a fingertip.
2021-05-06	New London	Wi	Welter Forest Products, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was writing information on a pack of lumber as it was moving down the chain and was caught between a lumber pack and the garage door rail. The employee was hospitalized for a traumatic injury to the abdomen.
2021-05-05	Birmingham	Al	Tuscaloosa Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was feeding a piece of lumber into the saw machine. A loaded piece of lumber kicked back, causing the lumber the employee was holding to strike him in the abdomen, resulting in bruising to the abdomen and a tear to his small intestine. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-26	Mobile	Al	Gulfside Supply, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On 4/26/2021 at 4:00 PM, an employee and his co-workers were loading 30 sheets of 1/2" plywood and 50 pieces of 2x4x10" lumber in the back of a customer's trailer. As the forklift lowered the load onto the pallets in the trailer, some of the 2x4s gave way, causing the entire load to collapse and pin the employee's left foot inside the trailer. The employee suffered a fracture in his foot.
2021-04-23	Stockton	Al	Overseas Hardwoods Company, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
After an employee turned on a finger joint machine and a clamp cylinder, the employee's right hand was caught by the lumber clamp in the machine's operating area. He suffered broken bones in the palm of the hand.
2021-04-01	Fombell	Pa	Great Southern Wood-PA, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was repairing a damaged bundle of lumber and was struck by another bundle coming out of the machine. The employee sustained a broken left tibia that required surgery.
2021-03-31	Denver	Co	Innovations Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting lumber on a table saw when their left hand contacted the saw, resulting in lacerations to three fingers that required surgery.
2021-03-24	Lufkin	Tx	Lufkin Gears - Baker Hughes	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On 3/24/2021, at 11:30 AM, an employee was cutting a small piece of lumber on a table saw. The employee was removing the scrap piece when his left index finger contacted the moving blade and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-18	Brookhaven	Ms	Lincoln Lumber Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stepping onto a lumber landing when his foot slipped on the landing's edge. His right hand was caught in a conveyor roller as he tried to stop his fall, and he suffered several broken fingers and lacerations.
2021-03-15	Foley	Al	Mobile Lumber & Building Materials, Inc.	Scalp	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was unloading a small bundle of lumber from a truck using a forklift. As he backed away from the truck, the forklift's rear wheel rolled into a curb. The resulting jolt caused the top of the employee's head to strike the forklift's roll-over protective cage. He suffered a laceration to the top of the head.
2021-03-09	Green Cove Springs	Fl	U.S. Lumber Group, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift when the front tire hit a drain. This caused the lumber that the forklift was carrying to fall off, tilting the forklift forward enough to lift the back tires off the ground. The back tires then slammed back onto the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured back.
2021-03-05	Port Canaveral	Fl	GT USA LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A longshoring employee was removing strapping from a bundle of lumber at pierside. The employee's leg was entangled in the rigging sling a forklift had used to move the bundle of lumber. The employee suffered leg and ankle injuries and was hospitalized.
2021-03-04	Palm Bay	Fl	Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On March 4, 2021, employees were carrying a roof truss when one of them tripped over lumber and fell to the ground. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized.
2021-02-04	North Little Rock	Ar	Mehaffy Construction Company, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was putting in pipes to install the supports for the concrete base. The employee ascended the rebar column approximately 18 feet above the concrete base. The employee was standing on a 2x4 piece of lumber that was inserted into the rebar when the lumber split and the employee fell approximately 18 feet. The employee landed on his feet on a 15x15 concrete footer and was hospitalized for fractures to both ankles.
2021-01-22	Fort Smith	Ar	First Staff Employment	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stacking lumber from a conveyor. The employee's glove came into contact with the conveyor's chain and sprocket, causing the amputation of the employee's right ring fingertip.
2021-01-13	Astatula	Fl	Mack Concrete Industries	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On 1/13/2021 at 7:20 a.m., an employee was using a crane to set a concrete structure down onto lumber. As the employee reached underneath the concrete structure to adjust the lumber, a button on the crane was pressed, causing the concrete structure to come down and crush the employee's right hand.
2021-01-08	Wilmington	De	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee was helping to unload lumber from a vessel. A spreader bar struck and injured her stomach.
2021-01-06	Alto	Tx	Custom Cut Lumber	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was about to cut lumber with a chop saw. The pulley caught his right thumb and broke it.
2020-10-19	Gainesville	Fl	Scott Setzer Construction LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On October 19, 2020, a carpenter was ripping a piece of 2 x 4 lumber with a circular saw when the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left pinky and ring fingers.
2020-10-07	Houston	Tx	Almeda Genoa Constructors	Thoracic region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While passing lumber forms that weighed 100 lbs., an employee tripped and fell approximately 8 feet off the leading edge of a retaining wall onto the concrete pavement. The employee sustained fractures to the T6 and T12 vertebrae with a tension band injury to the T11 vertebra.
2020-10-06	Warrenton	Ga	Heart Wood Products LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was turning a cart used for stacking lumber. The cart turned on and the wheel pinched the end of his right ring finger, resulting in amputation of the fingertip. The fingertip was reattached.
2020-10-05	Moscow	Tx	Lincoln Lumber	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's finger was amputated from their left hand while removing stuck lumber from a wood chipper. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2020-09-23	Hattiesburg	Ms	Hixson Lumber Sales Of MS Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was directing traffic and was struck by a forward-moving forklift that was carrying three bundles of lumber. The employee's left lower leg was amputated.
2020-09-23	Tucker	Ga	BRAND VAUGHN LUMBER CO.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using industrial shears to cut bands from stacked lumber. The loose lumber then struck the employee's left leg and fractured his ankle.
2020-09-03	Lavonia	Ga	Harbin Lumber Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a 4x4 section of lumber with a radial arm saw. The lumber kicked up and pushed her hand towards the saw blade. The employee sustained a laceration on the left pinky and middle fingers and injury to the left ring finger requiring amputation.
2020-08-31	South Windsor	Ct	Rex Lumber Company, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee cut the strap on a bundle of lumber and it collapsed on him, breaking his hip. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-28	San Antonio	Tx	TWC ARCHITECTURAL MOULDING	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was stacking lumber coming out of a moulder. A bundle of MDF slipped off the front of a forklift, hitting the cart holding the lumber. The employee was pinned between the lumber and the moulder, suffering a broken lower left leg.
2020-08-26	Lehigh Acres	Fl	Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outdoors in the lumber yard and building material orders. The employee became light-headed and had chest pain. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
2020-08-10	Cranford	Nj	EGM Plumbing LLC	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level
On August 10, 2020, a plumber was cutting copper pipe with an angle grinder while working from a ladder when the angle grinder wheel became stuck in the pipe. He tried to dislodge the grinder by pulling on it and fell from ladder, sustaining a cut on his right forearm and leading to hospitalization and surgery.
2020-08-06	Guilderland	Ny	PECO Pallet	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was at a repair station, filling lumber on the bottom shelf of a lumber rack. Another employee placed a nail gun on the bottom shelf of a nearby table, and the gun fired a nail into the first employee's upper back on the left side.
2020-08-03	Miami	Fl	Telemundo Network Group LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting lumber on a table saw. The sawblade amputated part of the employee's left index finger.
2020-07-20	Cottonton	Alabama	WESTROCK COATED BOARD, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A forklift operator had just placed a 3-high stack of bundled lumber on the ground. He then backed the forks out from underneath the bundles and exited the forklift. He used a pair of snips to cut the nylon banding off the top bundle. The top bundle moved and the bottom board fell to the ground. As the employee moved away from the stacked bundles, he tripped over the forks and fell to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the right ilium and femur.
2020-07-15	Cordele	Georgia	GRIFFIN LUMBER CO., INC.	Scalp	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was monitoring the flow of lumber at the even end rollers of the planer mill's stacker unscrambler. A board skewed off the even end rollers striking the employee and causing him to fall and hit his head on the floor. He sustained a laceration to the back of the head.
2020-07-10	Farmington	Missouri	BOTKIN LUMBER COMPANY	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was rotating a carousel stacked with cut lumber when he suffered a hernia. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-07-09	Sutton	Massachusett	Unified2 Global Packaging Group, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting wooden sticks of lumber for a crating operation. When the radial arm saw retracted, it hung up on a small pile of debris. As he reached for a new piece of lumber to cut, the saw blade lacerated his forearm.
2020-07-02	Fort Payne	Alabama	Builders Supply Company, Inc. of DeKalb County	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting lumber with a saw. The saw bucked, pulled in the lumber, and amputated the employee's hand.
2020-06-22	Birmingham	Alabama	Harcon, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was gathering stacked building materials at the perimeter of the job site. When the employee picked up a piece of lumber, a raccoon jumped out from underneath the pile and bit the employee's right hand. The bite pierced the employee's glove. The employee was hospitalized due to rabies.
2020-06-05	Marianna	Florida	Lowes Home Center, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 5, 2020, at 3:30 PM, an employee was helping a customer load lumber onto a lumber cart. The cart tipped onto the employee's arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left forearm.
2020-05-22	Monson	Massachusett	P&S Transportation	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was tarping a load of lumber on a flatbed trailer when the employee tripped and fell off the trailer to the ground, suffering a laceration above the left eye and a broken left ankle.
2020-05-21	Fort Hood	Texas	TTG Utilities	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting concrete form stakes out of 2"x6" lumber laying on a couple of sawhorses. There was a nail embedded in a 2"x6" that caused the saw to bounce when he cut into it. The saw bounced down onto his right leg, cutting his right inner thigh and requiring surgery.
2020-05-19	Rosharon	Texas	Site Work Concepts LLC	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting lumber with a skill saw. The sawblade lacerated his left hand.
2020-05-06	Spearfish	South Dakota	Neiman Enterprises, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a planer. The planer's blade touched his right thumb as he tried to pull out a piece of lumber, partially amputating the thumb.
2020-05-05	Omaha	Nebraska	Menards, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was working in a lumber yard when a forklift backed into him, breaking his left leg.
2020-04-29	Atlanta	Georgia	Green Trip Recycling Inc	Elbow(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee lost consciousness while splitting lumber on a resaw. His right elbow got caught in the blade and was cut.
2020-04-16	League City	Texas	Dean Lawther Limited	Leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving lumber when his leg was pinned between two bundles of lumber. He was hospitalized with a broken leg.
2020-04-07	Leander	Texas	Builders First Source	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had been installing door and inside trim at a location. The employee was cutting lumber with a chop saw and amputated his left middle and index fingers.
2020-04-06	El Dorado	Arkansas	Canfor Southern Pine	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was carrying work materials towards a lumber bundle. While walking, the employee was struck by a forklift that was traveling towards the lumber bundle. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left femur.
2020-03-24	Eatonton	Georgia	UFP Eatonton, LLC	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was moving lumber from a saw to a conveyor. The employee's right hand was pulled into the conveyor belt. The hand and finger(s) were lacerated and broken.
2020-03-22	Equality	Alabama	Central Alabama Wood Products	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A security guard was conducting a patrol of the hardwood mill. He stepped over a floor opening and onto a lower lumber deck. He then slipped on a floor grate and broke his left leg and ankle.
2020-03-13	Sparkman	Arkansas	Ray White Lumber Company	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was waxing metal slides so that lumber would slide over them better. The employee's left hand was crushed between two pieces of metal as they came together.
2020-03-10	New Orleans	Louisiana	PONTCHARTRAIN MECHANICAL, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A plumber was installing a concrete anchor using a drill. His glove got caught in the drill and part of his finger was removed. The finger was amputated at the hospital.
2020-03-10	Breese	Illinois	Builders First Source	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was behind a truck, preparing to dump one of two pallets of lumber from the truck's dump body (which had been raised so the lumber could be unloaded). The other pallet slid off the truck and struck the employee's lower leg, breaking it.
2020-03-07	Plano	Texas	Circle H Contractors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pushing a steel mud bucket inside a tunnel work area. The bucket was loaded with pieces of lumber and C-shaped steel beam rings. A piece of the steel caught the edge of the tunnel wall, moved back, and caught the employee's right index finger against the upper edge of the bucket. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
2020-03-03	Cornell	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Truss, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At 1:30 p.m. on March 3, 2020, an employee was lining up separate pieces of lumber to be spliced together on a splicer machine. The machine tripped, and the employee's left hand was caught between the piece of lumber and the machine's metal rollers. The thumb, index finger, and middle finger were broken.
2020-02-18	Weyauwega	Wisconsin	Welter Forest Products	Multiple arm locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an edger saw when the employee's arm was pulled into the shaft of the lumber deck, causing a compound fracture to the upper arm and a fracture to the lower arm.
2020-02-10	Georgetown	Texas	Builders First Source	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was unloading lumber from a railcar. Railcars have ladders welded to each side for employees to enter/exit. The employee was climbing down one of the railcar ladders and slipped and fell between 6 and 8 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured back, dislocated shoulder, and laceration to the top of the head.
2020-02-05	Ocala	Florida	Phoenix Wood Products, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On February 5, 2020, an employee was training a new employee on a notcher machine, which creates half moon-shaped notches on pallets. The employee changed the setting on the machine to create notches on 50-inch long lumber. The machine then jammed and he immediately pushed the E-stop button. He attempted to remove the jammed piece of wood with his left hand when the machine's blade caused an amputation of his left thumb tip and index fingertip with bone loss.
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.
2019-08-15	Killeen	Texas	Foxsworth Galbraith Lumber Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a table saw to cut lumber for doors being manufactured. The saw amputated his right index and ring fingertips.
2019-08-01	Atmore	Alabama	Swift Lumber, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was grading lumber. A 1x4 board entering the trimmer skewed, causing the board to be cut lengthwise (instead of crosswise) and to be ejected from the saw. It struck the employee on the right side of the abdomen, causing a contusion. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-31	Austin	Texas	Keystone Concrete	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was helping a carpenter place handrail/guardrail material around pier holes, as well as moving lumber from material storage to the work area. He began to sweat excessively, then felt cramps down both legs, his arms, and his abdomen as well as nausea. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related dehydration.
2019-07-24	Ruston	Louisiana	Quality Truss of Texas LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting lumber with a pull saw. He had accumulated some scrap lumber underneath the blade. He turned the saw off and proceeded to clean under the saw blade and guard when his hand hit the blade, lacerating his left thumb and index finger. The blade had not come to a complete stop at the time of the incident.
2019-07-17	Bremerton	Washington	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a portable worm-drive circular saw to cut slots in 4X4 lumber for trailer stairs and cut their left middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
2019-07-12	Rogers	Arkansas	Meek Lumber Yard LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was working in the lumber yard and was standing next to a yard forklift talking with the operator. A truck backed up and struck the yard forklift and the injured employee was pinned between the truck and the forklift. The employee sustained broken ribs.
2019-07-08	Beckley	West Virgini	Allegheny Wood Products, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling an empty lumber cart when his left index finger was caught between it and another cart. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-06-27	Arlington Heights	Illinois	MARTAM CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Head, neck, and trunk	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting lumber with a cut-off saw when it kicked back and lacerated the employee from the cheek to the chest.
2019-06-25	Priest River	Idaho	STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY	Multiple body parts	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving a piece of debris from a motorized chain and steel pan when a piece of lumber struck him in the chest. He suffered a left rib fracture, right rib fracture, left transverse process fracture, left scapula fracture, and left collapsed lung.
2019-06-03	Bay Minette	Alabama	Mobile Lumber & Building Materials, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing and stacking pieces of lumber from a saw when his shirt became wrapped around a shaft on the outfeed resulting in a laceration to his left shoulder that required hospitalization.
2019-05-28	Arcadia	Wisconsin	Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.	Heart	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was found on the floor between two stacks of lumber. The employee had been stacking lumber in the frame mill upholstery department. The employee was hospitalized for cardiac arrest.
2019-05-14	Waverly	Nebraska	Millard Lumber Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a high-speed, automated robotic component saw. After running a series of parts through the saw, the employee rested his right hand on the lumber feed conveyor, which pinched his right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-05-08	Billings	Montana	Country Pine & Sawmill, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding lumber into the up-cut saw when their right hand was caught in the saw resulting in the amputation of three fingers.
2019-04-26	Waco	Texas	Pilgrims	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was unclogging a drain with a mechanical plumbers snake when his right hand was entangled in the hose resulting in the amputation of the right thumb tip.
2019-04-17	Muskogee	Oklahoma	Acme Engineering and Manufacturing Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting lumber on an upcut saw. The saw amputated his right middle, ring, and little fingers. It was guarded at the time.
2019-04-17	Purvis	Mississippi	Evergreen Lumber and Truss, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting lumber with a portable circular saw when it kicked back. The saw blade struck the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-13	Vicksburg	Mississippi	Vicksburg Forest Products, LLC	Ear(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was feeding lumber into a planer. A flying object struck the employee below the left ear.
2019-04-12	Lewiston	Idaho	Idaho Forest Group	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was re-banding a unit of lumber on outfeed chains. The lumber advanced and trapped the employee's right middle finger against the end stop. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-04-08	Jacksonville	Florida	Wind River Environmental of Florida, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A plumber was repairing a customer's cast iron stack pipe. As he lifted it to install the band connector, it slid down and amputated the tip of his right index finger.
2019-03-26	Cleveland	Ohio	Universal Intermodal Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was repairing a door on a shipping container. A 4-by-4 piece of lumber, being used to brace the door, fell onto the employee's right hand. He suffered a partial amputation to the right ring fingertip.
2019-03-25	Rosebud	Missouri	MID CO ELECTRIC & PLUMBING, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A temporary employee was cutting lumber using a saw and amputated the tip of his left thumb.
2019-03-25	Lebanon	Ohio	Triple Q Foundations, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting lumber with a table saw. The saw nicked the employee's left little finger, amputating the tip.
2019-03-24	Houston	Texas	Watco Transloading, LLC	Foot (feet)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting lumber with a chainsaw. The saw made contact with the employee's left foot, causing a laceration and bone fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-09	Hazlehurst	Georgia	PALLETONE, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding 8-foot lumber into a pop-up chop saw. As he pushed the lumber up to make the second cut, the saw engaged and amputated the tips of his left index and middle fingers.