OSHA Injury Report: PotlatchDeltic Manufacturing LLC, Ola

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Cleaning knives

What happened

Team member lacerated his right index finger while cleaning planer knives. Team member stated that he had taken four 4 planer blades out of the tub grinder and took them to his workstation to clean the water and debris off of the knives. He thought that he was wiping off the blunt end but had the sharp edge turned away and went to wipe with a paper towel and ran his finger across the sharp edge slicing his finger. Team member was wearing cut proof level 6 at the time of incident. Team member reported the incident and was taken to the emergency room where he received two 2 stitches.

Injury or illness

Laceration of Finger(s) Right side

Object or substance involved

Tools Instruments and Equipment- Tools instruments and equipment unspecified

Summary line

Laceration of Finger(s) Right 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.