Calion Lumber Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — CALION, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Calion Lumber Company | Report ID | 2017065613 |
| Address | 761 Mill St | City, State ZIP | CALION, ARKANSAS 71724 |
| Event Date | June 19, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321912 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.33000, -92.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading lumber into a dry kiln. There were 4x4 timbers on the ground for the units of lumber to be stacked on. A forklift brought in lumber and one of the 4x4's moved. When the forklift backed out, the employee went between the stacks of lumber to properly position the 4x4 timber. The forklift driver came into the kiln area with a load and the employee was caught between two stacks of lumber, suffering transverse fractures to the right-side L1-L5 vertebrae.
Incident Summary
On June 19, 2017, a worker at Calion Lumber Company in CALION, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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