Kuhns Lumber Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kuhns Lumber Company in LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Kuhns Lumber Company Report ID 2015010464
Address 434 Swartz Road City, State ZIP LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17837
Event Date January 14, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1019785
GPS Coordinates 41.00000, -77.00000

Incident Narrative

A piece of wood was jammed in the splitter. The employee tried to unjam it by crawling up onto the machine before the saw had stopped. Somehow his thigh came into contact with the saw. The saw was idling down after being turned off.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2015, a worker at Kuhns Lumber Company in LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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