Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified at Gloster Forest Products
Start: 8/6/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087163 · 8/6/2024 · Gloster Forest Products

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest unspecified
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Planing mills
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Gloster Forest Products
Location: 600 East Carney Rd, GLOSTER, MISSISSIPPI, 39638
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working at the outfeed of a planer when a board became caught and kicked back toward the employee, striking them in the chest. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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