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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2023099018 · 9/29/2023 · Arcadia OSB Weyerhaeuser

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Arcadia OSB Weyerhaeuser
Location
130 Girl Scout Road, SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA, 71275
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a chain hoist to lower a 300-pound feed roll into position when the chain failed, dropping the load on the employee's hand. The employee sustained a crush injury to the right middle finger that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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