Fractures

Name: Fractures at Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc.
Start: 10/22/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107894 · 10/22/2015 · Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc.
Location: 838 Campbell Ave., PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 45662
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in training on a new line when a piece of wood flooring came loose under the vacuum lift. The machine was turned off, but remained energized. The employee climbed over the fence around the vacuum lift, tripping a sensor, and the vacuum lift came down on him with wood flooring attached. The employee suffered fractured back bones and broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown