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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 20161110358 · 11/2/2016 · Boise Cascade

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Boise Cascade
Location
8835 Highway 1 North, LENA, LOUISIANA, 71447
NAICS
321213
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to dislodge a piece of veneer that was caught in a machine when her glove was pulled into the drive gears in the lower in-feed belt. Her right index finger was pinched and smashed by the drive gears. The machine was running and guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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