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Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2016032585 · 3/28/2016 · WEST FRASER SOUTH INC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Log processing machinery

Employer

Name
WEST FRASER SOUTH INC
Location
6481 HWY 34 N, JOYCE, LOUISIANA, 71440
NAICS
321212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a debarker machine. The arm of the machine was loosened and fell on the employee's hand fracturing a finger and injuring a tendon that required surgery to repair.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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