Fractures

Name: Fractures at Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.
Start: 12/22/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211930 · 12/22/2020 · Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary source: Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.
Location: Route 1 Woodrow Road, MARLINTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24954
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A forklift operator dropped off a load of lumber onto a chain leading to a lumber stacker. The employee got off the forklift and pushed a control button next to the chain to push the lumber towards the stacker. As he was walking back to his forklift past the end of the chain, which is approximately 5 feet off the ground, 8 to 10 boards that were frozen together fell backward off the stack and landed on his right leg. The employee sustained broken bones in the lower right leg.

Source

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