Glacier Stone Supply, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — KALISPELL, MONTANA
| Employer | Glacier Stone Supply, LLC | Report ID | 2024010177 |
| Address | 955 Whitefish Stage Road | City, State ZIP | KALISPELL, MONTANA 59901 |
| Event Date | January 8, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors belt, slot, chain |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327991 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.21000, -114.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to remove a rock that had become stuck between two conveyor belts. The belts pulled in the employee's right thumb and amputated it.
Incident Summary
On January 8, 2024, a worker at Glacier Stone Supply, LLC in KALISPELL, MONTANA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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