Weyerhaeuser

During a maintenance day, two operators locked out the lathe to replace the trash gate cylinder. To complete the lockout, the lathe operator raised the trash gate to the pin position while another operator inserted a pin for the gate to rest on while the work is performed. When this event occurred, the lathe operator was in the cab, and the other operator was at the trash gate with the blocking pin. While inserting the pin, the gate rose from the run position to the pin position, pinching the injured employee's left middle finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was emptying a self-emptying trash dumpster. When the lever came down onto the track that guides the hopper into the dumping position, the employee sustained partial amputations to the right middle and index fingers.

An employee was climbing onto the outfeed roll case of a band mill. His left hand was on a 4-inch square tubing support beam as he stepped onto a bottom rail of the handrail. The handrail was attached to a set of steps, which tilted up. His left ring finger was smashed between the handrail and the square tubing. His fingertip was amputated.

An employee was operating a three-wheeled personal electric transport vehicle. While traveling up a concrete grade of approximately 30 degrees, the equipment failed. The employee then attempted to turn left, back down the incline, and the front wheel may have caught on a concrete barrier. The employee fell out of the vehicle, landed on the concrete ground and sustained a broken left femur.

As an employee was walking to his work station, he saw two boards misaligned on the green trimmer conveyor belt. When he reached to align the boards his left pinky finger was jammed between the conveyor belt wall and the boards. His left pinky fingertip was surgically amputated.

An employee was going to the breakroom when they tripped over a chair and fell, resulting in a hip fracture.

An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.

An employee tripped over a box and fell to the floor, fracturing their right arm.

An employee tripped over a piece of angle iron and fell to the floor sustaining a broken hip.

An employee was preparing for a CT scan when she tripped over a loose strap and fell to the floor, fracturing her hip.

An employee was loading black liquor into a tanker truck using a swivel arm. The arm caught and pinched his right middle finger as it moved, resulting in a partial amputation to the first knuckle.

An employee was visually inspecting the drive line for a conveyor. There was an explosion in the conveyor, and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to both forearms.

An employee was driving forklift with a load when the forklift hit a guardrail and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in a broken elbow, broken shoulder, and lacerations.

An employee was putting a chain back on a sprocket. The gearbox and sprocket contained two drive chains connected to the lowerator (vertical conveyor) and counterweight assembly. The employee received an alarm indicating that one of the chains had gone slack. While the employee was putting the chain back on the drive sprocket with tongue and groove pliers, the weight of the chain and counterweight fell back in place on the sprocket, pulling the employee's left hand into a pinch point. The employee's ring fingertip was amputated up to the fingernail.

While troubleshooting equipment, an employee tripped on the turntable of the conveyor system and fell to the floor, fracturing their right femur.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.