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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2016021827 · 2/29/2016 · Forks Timber Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Forks Timber Company, Inc.
Location
Tract of timber off of Bickley Highway out to Dixie Union, NICHOLLS, GEORGIA, 31554
NAICS
113310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's hand was caught between the air conditioner belt and pulley on a tree cutter machine. The employee's left hand was crushed and the employee was hospitalized due to the injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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