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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025054687 · 5/19/2025 · Southern Forest Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source
Chips, pellets wood
Secondary source
Boring, planing, milling machinery unspecified

Employer

Name
Southern Forest Products, LLC
Location
181 County Rd 2012, NEWTON, TEXAS, 75966
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an edger (planer) to make wooden runners out of scrap wood when the machine kicked back and a splinter of wood flew back and became embedded in the employee's upper left arm. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to remove the splinters.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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