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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023010101 · 1/5/2023 · Pleasant River Lumber

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Pleasant River Lumber
Location
563 New Dam Road, SANFORD, MAINE, 04073
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was measuring the thickness of boards on a conveyor belt. As the employee reached for a board, their hand was pulled into the conveyor belt, resulting in a fractured index finger that required hospitalization and surgery, as well as bruises to additional fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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