OSHA Injury Report: POTLATCHDELTIC ST. MARIES LUMBER

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Conducting a saw change

What happened

Two filers were changing the QASB during break. The filer on the near side finished and went over to help the other filer. The filer on the far side had just finished torquing the bottom saw and was going to torque the top saws. The top saw guide bolt and clamp were in place but only hand-tightened. The other filer noticed the top saw looked off or possibly bent so he reached and grabbed the saw not realizing it was not secure. The saw came off the arbor cutting the other filer 's left thumb. The employee was taken for medical care. He suffered a laceration and a fracture to the tip of his left thumb and received 4 stitches.

Injury or illness

Laceration of Thumb Left Side

Object or substance involved

Tools Instruments and Equipment - Tools instruments and equipment unspecified

Summary line

of Thumb Left Side - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Tools instruments and equipment unspecified

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.