Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Mount Airy Lumber Company
Start: 1/8/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020010219 · 1/8/2020 · Mount Airy Lumber Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Mount Airy Lumber Company
Location: 209 Mount Airy Road, NEW PROVIDENCE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17560
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove debris from a gang saw. He bent over and the wood became dislodged, hitting his face. He suffered a facial laceration requiring stitches, a concussion, and a nasal bone fracture.

Source

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