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Coastal Forest Products, LLC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — CHAPMAN, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coastal Forest Products, LLC. in CHAPMAN, ALABAMA
Employer Coastal Forest Products, LLC. Report ID 2015096943
Address 102 Main Street City, State ZIP CHAPMAN, ALABAMA 36015
Event Date September 21, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 321212 Inspection # 1094724
GPS Coordinates 31.66000, -86.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on a cylinder when the weld broke on an attachment plate used to lift a steel beam. The beam came down on and broke the employee's left forearm.

Incident Summary

On September 21, 2015, a worker at Coastal Forest Products, LLC. in CHAPMAN, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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