Boise Cascade
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — LENA, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Boise Cascade | Report ID | 2017010621 |
| Address | 8835 Highway 1 North | City, State ZIP | LENA, LOUISIANA 71447 |
| Event Date | January 19, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Product assembly machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321213 | Inspection # | 1205989 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.40000, -92.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clean the focus eye lens in a trough that wood passes through on the lay-up assembly line. The machine started while the employee's right ring finger was in the strike area and a piece of wood crushed the finger, breaking it and causing the fingertip to burst.
Incident Summary
On January 19, 2017, a worker at Boise Cascade in LENA, LOUISIANA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with product assembly machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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