SAINT REGIS, MONTANA—
Idaho Forest Group, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Idaho Forest Group, LLC, 162 Old Mill Loop Road, SAINT REGIS, MONTANA 59866 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was assisting the sawyers with putting the de-bark machine back into service by placing a pin back into the center ring. The center ring of the de-bark machine caused a partial amputation of the employee's left middle finger.
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ATHOL, IDAHO—
IDAHO FOREST GROUP, LLC
While refilling a lubricant tank, an employee observed that a pump was not operating correctly. While troubleshooting the issue, the employee reached toward the back of the pump to check for proper airflow. Their left index finger contacted moving components in the pump's piston mechanism, resulting in partial amputation of the fingertip.
MOYIE SPRINGS, IDAHO—
Idaho Forest Group, LLC*
An employee was fixing a 2x4 board that became crossed up on the feed table and was then returning the board to the feed table when his right little finger became caught between the end of the board and the chain-way in front of him. He sustained a partial amputation to the finger including bone loss.
ATHOL, IDAHO—
IDAHO FOREST GROUP, LLC
An employee was measuring a forklift fork. Another fork, lying next to the one the employee was measuring, was knocked over and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip and left index fingertip.
LACLEDE, IDAHO—
Idaho Forest Group, LLC
An employee was unplugging a chipper when the employee's right hand made contact with the chipper knives, amputating the distal tip of the small finger.
ATHOL, IDAHO—
IDAHO FOREST GROUP LLC
An employee was removing a broken board from a planer machine when the employee's right hand made contact with the side head and three fingers were amputated.
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