Weyerhaeuser, Inc.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Weyerhaeuser, Inc. in MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Weyerhaeuser, Inc. Report ID 2016054217
Address 2056 Jessie Hall Memorial Rd City, State ZIP MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI 39652
Event Date May 14, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.12000, -90.44000

Incident Narrative

Two maintenance employees were working to replace carriage arms on a stacker machine. After they dislodged the pins that held the two carriage arms in place, the arms did not swing free. An employee standing on a support beam struck the right-side carriage arm with a hammer to free it. The arms struck an employee, fracturing the employee's left-foot metatarsal bone.

Incident Summary

On May 14, 2016, a worker at Weyerhaeuser, Inc. in MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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