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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021043384 · 4/23/2021 · Overseas Hardwoods Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
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
Overseas Hardwoods Company, Inc.
Location
52333 Highway 225, STOCKTON, ALABAMA, 36579
NAICS
321918
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After an employee turned on a finger joint machine and a clamp cylinder, the employee's right hand was caught by the lumber clamp in the machine's operating area. He suffered broken bones in the palm of the hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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