Timber Creek, LLC

An employee was operating a band saw when his right little fingertip was amputated.

An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.

An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.

An employee was using a shaper to cut wood when their right hand contacted the blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the right ring finger.

An employee was driving a side-by-side all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on a gravel road when a wheel caught the edge of the road. The ATV rolled over onto its side, resulting in a compound fracture to their forearm, a fracture to their wrist, and a fractured heel.

A contracted employee was strapping a truck when they were struck by the skidder blade as it was being lowered to the ground, resulting in a broken left leg and injuries to the right leg that required hospitalization.

An employee was operating a road grader. The grader stopped and the employee dismounted to check it. The grader then began moving. The employee chased it down and jumped up to stop it, but fell under it. The employee suffered a broken right leg.

An employee was trying to start a chipper when the chipper exploded, causing second degree burns to the employee's face, neck, and arms.

An employee severely lacerated the palm of his hand after coming into contact with a chipper blade. The chipper was not running at the time.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.