EMMETT, IDAHO—
Woodgrain Millwork Inc.
Entangled in other object or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Woodgrain Millwork Inc., 500 W Main St, EMMETT, IDAHO 83617 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's left ring fingertip was amputated while removing twine that was entangled in a roller. The employee's glove got entangled with the twine pulling the employee's finger into the feed roller. As the employee pulled the hand back, the fingertip was amputated by the twine.
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An employee was reinstalling an idler machine. He went to tighten the bolt that holds the idler on and the machine started due to a sensor reading the movement. His right little finger was caught in the drive belt and the distal phalanx was amputated.
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An employee was investigating a saw blade that was not spinning. The employee was checking the tension chain when the motor activated and his left index finger was caught in the chain belt, resulting in a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation.
EMMETT, IDAHO—
Woodgrain Millwork Inc.
An employee was clearing a broken board that was wedged between the hold down, the table, and the cutter head guard of a planer. A piece of the board caught the employee's glove and pulled their right hand between the cutter head guard and the hold down. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingers contacted the cutter head and sustained lacerations between the fingernail and the first knuckle. The middle and ring fingers were amputated at the first knuckle.
EMMETT, IDAHO—
Woodgrain Millwork Inc.
An employee's right ring finger was caught between a 2X4 exciting the cutter head and the back of the cutter head guards, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
EMMETT, IDAHO—
Woodgrain Millwork Inc.
An employee was clearing a jam when the unsorter activated and the employee became caught between the unsorter deck and a lumber pile. The employee sustained a broken sternum and ribs.
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