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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2023087563 · 8/17/2023 · Coushatta Forest Products LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Metal chips, particles
Secondary source
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Coushatta Forest Products LLC
Location
306 Wilkinson Street, COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA, 71019
NAICS
113210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working a maintenance shift when a pulley holding a load of lumber malfunctioned, destroying the belt shaft. Metal shrapnel then struck the employee in the abdomen, causing a laceration that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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