Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Pleasant River Lumber, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DOVER FOXCROFT, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pleasant River Lumber, LLC in DOVER FOXCROFT, MAINE
Employer Pleasant River Lumber, LLC Report ID 2016053677
Address 430 Milo Road City, State ZIP DOVER FOXCROFT, MAINE 04426
Event Date May 2, 2016 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 Wood, lumber, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.20000, -69.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam while the planer feed rolls and pineapple rolls were still running. While he was holding the first board, a second board caught his finger in the split end of the board resulting in the loss of the right index finger above the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2016, a worker at Pleasant River Lumber, LLC in DOVER FOXCROFT, MAINE 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 wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

See all reports for Pleasant River Lumber, LLC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
May 18, 2019 Ulma Form Works, Inc. HAWTHORNE, NEW JERSEY Crushing injuries Hosp.
Apr 3, 2019 Cobb-Vatress, Inc. CLEVELAND, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
Oct 25, 2018 Diversified Infrastructure Services Inc. WETMORE, KANSAS Amputations Amp.
Oct 28, 2016 Again Auto Parts CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Dec 6, 2019 American Building Company of Illinois EL PASO, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Nov 2, 2022 KR Mechanical, LLC. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Amputations Amp.
Nov 2, 2017 List Electric, Inc. SCOTLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA Fractures Hosp.
Apr 8, 2016 Ohio Pickling & Processing TOLEDO, OHIO Amputations Amp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports