Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Boise Cascade
Start: 11/12/2024

1 amputation · 20241110535 · 11/12/2024 · Boise Cascade

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Boise Cascade
Location: 4318 Pioneer Rd, HOMEDALE, IDAHO, 83628
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing over from running 3 1/8 to 5 1/8 beams at the sander on the finish line and placed a 2x6 board under the sander side head. The machine grabbed the board, pulling their left hand into the sander side head and causing a severe laceration on the left index finger and thumb. The index finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown