Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at West Fraser
Start: 5/27/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054972 · 5/27/2025 · West Fraser

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Trunk and other lower extremities
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by object tipping over
Source: Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: West Fraser
Location: 6481 Hwy 34, JOYCE, LOUISIANA, 71440
NAICS: 321212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a cart to move saw blades. The cart tipped over, striking and pinning the employee under the blades. The employee sustained severe lacerations to their torso and legs that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown