NORTHWEST BUILDING COMPONENTS, INC.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — RATHDRUM, IDAHO
| Employer | NORTHWEST BUILDING COMPONENTS, INC. | Report ID | 2021010300 |
| Address | 13964 N. OHIO | City, State ZIP | RATHDRUM, IDAHO 83858 |
| Event Date | January 12, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321214 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.79000, -116.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee suffered a finger laceration while using a pounder to peel truss plates. The employee developed an infection and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 12, 2021, a worker at NORTHWEST BUILDING COMPONENTS, INC. in RATHDRUM, IDAHO suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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