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Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015010464 · 1/14/2015 · Kuhns Lumber Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Kuhns Lumber Company
Location
434 Swartz Road, LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17837
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A piece of wood was jammed in the splitter. The employee tried to unjam it by crawling up onto the machine before the saw had stopped. Somehow his thigh came into contact with the saw. The saw was idling down after being turned off.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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