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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021053814 · 5/10/2021 · Wilson Lumber Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-live roller

Employer

Name
Wilson Lumber Co., Inc.
Location
300 Lanier Road, MADISON, ALABAMA, 35758
NAICS
321214
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to free a truss on the exterior of a building that was hung under one of the rollers of the finish conveyor. The finish roller conveyor was put into reverse and the truss moved backward causing the employee's leg to get caught between the truss and rollers. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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