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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016109367 · 10/4/2016 · Hixson Lumber Sales Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hixson Lumber Sales Inc
Location
2335 S. Washington St., VILLAGE, ARKANSAS, 71753
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a dog-eared board machine when his leg was severely lacerated by a moving part at the edge of the machine near the bottom that catches the boards. He was hospitalized with a cut ligament in his right leg just below the knee and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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