Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC in LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC Report ID 2017098701
Address 1160 S. Church Avenue City, State ZIP LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39339
Event Date September 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Woodworking lathes
Secondary Source Overhead hoists-manual
Industry (NAICS) 321212 Inspection # 1269849
GPS Coordinates 33.08000, -89.06000

Incident Narrative

On September 11, 2017, an employee was reinstalling a carriage in a lathe that cuts logs into veneer when a manual chain hoist that was stabilizing the pressure roll slipped. His right arm was then pinched between the top and bottom of the lathe.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2017, a worker at Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC in LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with woodworking lathes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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