Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Mellott Wood Preserving, Incorporated
Start: 4/27/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043480 · 4/27/2021 · Mellott Wood Preserving, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Mellott Wood Preserving, Incorporated
Location: 1398 Sawmill Road, NEEDMORE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17238
NAICS: 321114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing backed-up ties on a trimming line. When the machine was turned back on, the chain raised quickly and crushed his left hand between the timber and the chain.

Source

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