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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015010783 · 1/24/2015 · Industrial Timber & Lumber

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Log processing machinery

Employer

Name
Industrial Timber & Lumber
Location
17403 Rte 666, ENDEAVOR, PENNSYLVANIA, 16322
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee injuries resulted in an overnight hospitalization. The employee was cleaning out the trimming machine. The hood of the trimming machine fell and impacted the employee's hand. The force of the impact resulted in severe fractures to the hand that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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