OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221365752

WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY

KALISPELL, MT· 2021-06-25T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Contact, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Fingertip, Installing, Lockout/Tagout, Rotating Parts, Saw, Sawblade, Tagout, Unguarded
NAICS: 321113
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345383269
Employer profile: WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY
Summary number: 221365752
Report ID: 0830100

Event description

Employee sustains index finger amputation when caught in ung

Investigation abstract

At 9:45 a.m. on June 25, 2021, an employee was reinstalling a conveyor belt onto a roller when the employee's hand came into contact with an unguarded overhead rotating saw blade that had not been shut down or locked out. The employee sustained injuries to the index finger requiring amputation and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
733

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