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Hunt Forest Products, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — POLLOCK, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hunt Forest Products, Inc. in POLLOCK, LOUISIANA
Employer Hunt Forest Products, Inc. Report ID 2015042275
Address 1860 LA-524 City, State ZIP POLLOCK, LOUISIANA 71467
Event Date April 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
Secondary Source Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321212 Inspection # 1060456
GPS Coordinates 31.51000, -92.39000

Incident Narrative

A stack of plywood came out of a press machine and did not fully roll out onto the roller bed to be picked up by a forklift. An employee tried to manually complete the cycle on the machine to move the stack of plywood. The load of wood then smashed his hand, breaking his thumb and lacerating his hand.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2015, a worker at Hunt Forest Products, Inc. in POLLOCK, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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