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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016010365 · 1/14/2016 · Weyerhaeuser Manufacturing

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Weyerhaeuser Manufacturing
Location
234 Industrial Avenue, NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, 71457
NAICS
321212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to align belts on the sort gate assembly machine so that the machine could run smoother. The machine's air pressure was not disengaged at the time. The pressurized machine knocked out the pin that holds the belts in line and hit the employee's hand, breaking the left index finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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