CHINOOK, MONTANA—
Sletten Construction Company
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sletten Construction Company, Lohman Bridge Project Hwy 2 W of Chinook, MT, CHINOOK, MONTANA 59523 on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
A bridge beam had been rigged to a forklift. The rigging slipped from the forklift and the beam struck an employee's foot, amputating four toes.
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LAUREL, MONTANA—
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An employee was setting a retaining wall. The employee's left hand was caught between a shackle and rigging, and the index finger was amputated at the second knuckle.
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Sletten Construction Company
An employee was operating a forklift when the forklift went off the road. The employee jumped from the forklift and was crushed by the forklift from the waist down.
HYSHAM, MONTANA—
SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
An employee was sandblasting rebar so he could lay new concrete when he tripped on a piece of rebar and sandblasted his right foot.
BUTTE, MONTANA—
SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
While moving equipment (a concrete testing machine) from one building to another via forklift the load became unstable and began to tip off of the forks. An employee attempted to grab the equipment to keep it from falling and his hand was caught between the equipment and a doorframe. He suffered lacerations to his hand and a fracture resulting in hospitalization.
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