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 changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.

An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.

An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.

An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.

An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee became overheated while working at a plywood production facility. The employee sustained dehydration, heat syncope, rhabdomyolysis, and an acute kidney injury.

An employee was standing on a platform, cleaning a mold, when he fell through an opening in the platform to the concrete floor approximately 6 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to his shoulder, elbow, and rib.

The injured employee was on the ground level receiving an OSB board from a co-worker who was on a 10-foot-high catwalk. The board was 4 feet by 25 feet and weighed approximately 270 pounds. As it was being slid down a handrail by a crew of three employees, the board went over the rail and landed on the injured employee's left foot, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was unloading wood trusses from a trailer when a few trusses fell and struck him. The employee sustained a hip fracture.

An employee was working on a wood lamination machine to form arches. As the employee was using a hammer, it struck his thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee tripped over a concrete curb stop in a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground, landing on their left hip and breaking it.

An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell, suffering a broken scapula and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.

An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.