BOISE CASCADE COMPANY
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LENA, LOUISIANA
| Employer | BOISE CASCADE COMPANY | Report ID | 2015085589 |
| Address | 8835 Hwy One North | City, State ZIP | LENA, LOUISIANA 71447 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.39000, -92.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on composer #1. After completing the maintenance task, the employee released the hood from the locked out position and engaged the pneumatics to lower the hood back into place via a lever system. Once this was done, the employee noticed a pair of pliers inside the machine. She placed her left hand on the edge of the machine and reached inside with her right hand to grab the pliers. At that time, the hood came down onto her hand, amputating her left pinky between the first and second knuckle.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2015, a worker at BOISE CASCADE COMPANY in LENA, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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