LEWISTON, IDAHO—
Clearwater Paper
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Clearwater Paper, 801 Mill Road, LEWISTON, IDAHO 83501 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On 10/03/2019, an employee was lifting a roll with an overhead crane and adjusting the nylon rigging where it attached to the crane's hook when the employee's middle finger was caught in between the strap and the hook, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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