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Hunt Forest Products L.L.C.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — POLLOCK, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hunt Forest Products L.L.C. in POLLOCK, LOUISIANA
Employer Hunt Forest Products L.L.C. Report ID 2017098618
Address 1860 Hwy. 524 east City, State ZIP POLLOCK, LOUISIANA 71467
Event Date September 7, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Hand grinders-powered
Industry (NAICS) 321211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.59000, -92.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning suction holes on a stacker, using a 4.5" side grinder with a wire brush wheel. While cleaning pitch off the holes, he had the grinder in his right hand and was holding off some belts that were in the way with his left hand when the wire wheel contacted his left thumb. A piece of wire strand became embedded in his left thumb and had to be surgically removed.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2017, a worker at Hunt Forest Products L.L.C. in POLLOCK, LOUISIANA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with hand grinders-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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