Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wood Products, Inc., 1002 South 46th Street, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58201
on — Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A Wood Products, Inc., employee was injured when his hand came into contact with a chop saw blade. The employee was hospitalized for nerve repair.
An employee was unclogging the sawdust collection system on a gang saw when they sustained amputations to their left middle fingertip and right index fingertip from the spinning turbines in the chute.
An employee was running the edge banding machine when she noticed it was not centered. The employee went to clean the machine and her left middle finger was amputated.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
On April 17, 2025, at 3:20 p.m., an employee was cleaning a drawer machine by blowing down the machine with air. His left hand was struck by the rotary blade on the machine, resulting in amputation to the index fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.
An employee was unclogging the sawdust collection system on a gang saw when they sustained amputations to their left middle fingertip and right index fingertip from the spinning turbines in the chute.
An employee was on the ground working to close a trailer door. The door was caught by the wind and blew the employee backward. He landed on his back and sustained four fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was walking on top of boiler to close a valve. The employee fell off the boiler and landed on the floor, sustaining fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was exiting a loader and coming down the ladder. His hand slipped off the railing and he fell backward onto sandy ground, landing on his side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and a rotator cuff tear.