Fractures

Name: Fractures at INTERFOR U.S. INC.
Start: 10/20/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010953 · 10/20/2019 · INTERFOR U.S. INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: INTERFOR U.S. INC.
Location: 378 Tolleson Road, PRESTON, GEORGIA, 31824
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance at a sawmill. While getting ready to start the chip heads, he leaned in to observe a chain. The chain moved into position and caught the employee's right leg. He suffered a broken femur and was hospitalized requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown