OSHA Injury Report: PotlatchDeltic - Warren

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

USING A CHISEL WITH A HAMMER

What happened

TEAM MEMBER WAS USING A HAMMER CHISEL TO REMOVE A BEARING FROM THE QUEING DECK AT THE CURVESAW. WHILE HITTING THE CHISEL WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF SHRAPNEL STRUCK THE TEAM MEMBER IN THE CHEST ABOVE THE LEFT PECTORAL MUSCLE. TEAM MEMBER WAS PROVIDED BASIC FIRST AID AT THE SITE AND THE DECISION WAS MAD TO CARRY THE EMPLOYEE TO BE EVALUATED AT THE LOCAL ER. WHILE AT THE ER AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN TO CONFIRM A FOREIGN BODY ABOUT 0.5 CM. THE DR TRIED TO EXTRACT THE FOREIGN BODY AND WAS UNABLE TO EXTRACT. TEAM MEMBER RECIEVED 3 SUTURES AND A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTIBIOTICS WAS PROVIDED. TEAM MEMBER WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH PCP IF ANY ISSUES AROSE.

Injury or illness

FOREIGN BODY OF MULTIPLE UPPER EXTREMITIES LEFT SIDE

Object or substance involved

TOOLS INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT - HANDTOOLS - NONPOWERED

Summary line

FOREIGN BODY OF MULTIPLE UPPER EXTREMITIES LEFT SIDE - DIRECTLT 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 unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.