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Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — DEER LODGE, MONTANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. in DEER LODGE, MONTANA
Employer Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. Report ID 2018089045
Address 181 GREENHOUSE RD. City, State ZIP DEER LODGE, MONTANA 59722
Event Date August 31, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 321912 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 46.38000, -112.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to straighten a lumber board on a stacker when her left ring finger was caught and crushed between the end of the lumber and the unit lift mechanism, resulting in a fracture and lacerations.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2018, a worker at Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. in DEER LODGE, MONTANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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