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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018010283 · 1/9/2018 · GERALD PELLETIER, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Log processing machinery

Employer

Name
GERALD PELLETIER, INC.
Location
5th St. Johns Wood Camp, MILLINOCKET, MAINE, 04462
NAICS
113310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a boom from a de-limber machine when another employee inadvertently hit the controls to squeeze the machine's grab arm together. The employee was caught in the grab arm and suffered a broken hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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