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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20191112085 · 11/21/2019 · Grayson Lumber Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Grayson Lumber Corporation
Location
505 County Road 94, HOUSTON, ALABAMA, 35572
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Maintenance employees had finished a repair on a board edger machine. When the machine was re-started an employee's arm and wrist were caught between a heavy metal guard that measures board thickness and a conveyor belt. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm and required surgery to reduce swelling.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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