OSHA Injury Report: POTLATCHDELTIC ST. MARIES LUMBER

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Fixing a tool

What happened

Filers were preparing the mill for start-up. One of the filers was changing knives in the bottom head when they noticed a bolt had broken off that holds the knife holder in place. They called another filer over the radio and asked him to come out and help. He locked out and then started to assess what he needed to remove the broken bolt. He drilled out the bolt and began using the bolt extractor to remove the bolt. As he turned the bolt extractor with a 4-inch crescent wrench the tool broke off. This caused his hand to slip cutting his left hand on the broken portion of the tool. There were no knives in the segment he was working on. He reported the incident to the on-shift supervisor and was then taken for medical evaluation. He received 7 stitches to the side of his hand under his pinky finger.

Injury or illness

Laceration of Hand Left Side

Object or substance involved

Tools Instruments and Equipment - Handtools - nonpowered

Summary line

Laceration of Hand Left Side - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Handtools - nonpowered

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.