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Ozark Wood Fiber

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — GOODMAN, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ozark Wood Fiber in GOODMAN, MISSOURI
Employer Ozark Wood Fiber Report ID 2016021082
Address 20040 Lark Road City, State ZIP GOODMAN, MISSOURI 64843
Event Date February 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Log processing machinery
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1124881
GPS Coordinates 36.78000, -94.39000

Incident Narrative

On February 4th at approximately 2:00 PM, a maintenance mechanic was repairing a broken chain on a debarking/log cutter machine. A compression roller (log holder) came down and pinned the employee. The employee was hospitalized with two broken vertebrae requiring surgery. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2016, a worker at Ozark Wood Fiber in GOODMAN, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with log processing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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