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.

On April 16, 2019, an employee was using a staple gun to secure paper to a bundle of completed product to a line roller system. The bundle moved and the employee's finger was pinched between the product and a roller, resulting in a partial amputation of the right middle finger.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was repairing a photo eye on the infeed roll case when they dropped a tool. The employee went to grab the tool and his fingers contacted the chain and sprocket of the infeed roll case. His fingers were pulled into the pinch point and the fingertips were crushed, resulting in amputation of one fingertip.

An employee was troubleshooting dispersing equipment. A belt and pulley system was energized, and the moving belt caught the employee's right ring finger. He suffered a partial amputation at the first knuckle, below the nail.

An employee was cleaning the photo eye sensors of a piece of equipment between the saw that cuts lumber into lengths and boards. The employee stepped on a metal grate that gave way and fell 8-10 feet. The employee was able to remove himself from the conveyor. His tibia was fractured just below the knee.

An employee was working to get a log back onto a carriage. The employee came into contact with the running saw, which amputated their arm.

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.

A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.

A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.

A security employee was holstering her firearm when the gun discharged a bullet into her right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.

An employee was walking on a sidewalk and stubbed his toe on an elevated portion of concrete, causing him to trip and fall. The employee's right knee was dislocated.