Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Hunt Forest Products L.L.C.
Start: 8/21/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025088372 · 8/21/2025 · Hunt Forest Products L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Chainsaws
Secondary source: Dimensional lumber

Employer

Name: Hunt Forest Products L.L.C.
Location: 2250 MAIN STREET 165, OLLA, LOUISIANA, 71465
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting remanufactured lumber with a chainsaw when a board fell and struck his left hand, causing his left hand to move off the chainsaw. While he was moving his hand back, the chainsaw kicked back and lacerated the top of his left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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