Stimson Lumber Company

Struck against object or equipment while moving it — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ST MARIES, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Stimson Lumber Company in ST MARIES, IDAHO
Employer Stimson Lumber Company Report ID 2015041918
Address 1040 Milwaukee Rd City, State ZIP ST MARIES, IDAHO 83861
Event Date April 11, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck against object or equipment while moving it Source of Injury Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321912 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 47.32000, -116.54000

Incident Narrative

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.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2015, a worker at Stimson Lumber Company in ST MARIES, IDAHO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against object or equipment while moving it, with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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