Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BMC, 7320 EXPRESS WAY, MISSOULA, MONTANA 59801
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was changing a machine's router bit when the machine energized and lacerated the employee's right palm. The machine was plugged in at the time of the incident.
An employee was removing the guard from a driven roller assembly (to see why the roller was not operating) when his right index finger was caught between the drive belt and the pulley. The finger was amputated just below the nail line; he also suffered a small laceration to the right middle finger. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
An employee was opening a delivery truck door when floor joists fell off the truck and struck the employee, causing head and back injuries, as well as a neck fracture.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was ripping a 1/2-inch board on a table saw. As the drop piece fell, so did the push stick, and it was pulled into the blade along with the employee's right index finger. The employee's finger was partially amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was running a piece of wood through a jointer machine. The wood caught and stopped moving, but the employee's left hand kept moving and contacted the blade. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the little finger, below the first knuckle.
An employee was operating a chop saw to cut weather stripping material and suffered amputations to their left thumb and index finger. The employee's middle finger was also lacerated.
An employee was fixing an issue with seed cleaning equipment when he slipped on the ladder he was on. He went to catch himself and his hand went into a moving belt and pulley on the cleaner. The employee sustained the amputation of his right middle and index fingertips just below the fingernails.
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