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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023098119 · 9/4/2023 · Smith Industrial Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Smith Industrial Services, Inc.
Location
Georgia Pacific - Leaf River, NEW AUGUSTA, MISSISSIPPI, 39462
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was chipping and vacuuming hardened sodium sulfate within the ductwork of a precipitator. During this process, a solid piece of sodium sulfate, measuring 6x8 inches, dislodged from the wall of the ductwork and struck the employee. The employee sustained fractures to a rib and shoulder blade, a laceration to the chin, and bruising to the left shoulder and upper arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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