WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - SIMSBORO, Louisiana

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY in SIMSBORO, Louisiana
Employer WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
Address 130 Girl Scout Rd.
City, State ZIP SIMSBORO, Louisiana 71275
Report ID 2018065627
Event Date June 8, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
Secondary Source Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 113310
GPS Coordinates 32.53000, -92.87000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a panel stacker when several oriented strand board (OSB) panels fell onto her hands causing a laceration and fracture to the left hand and a laceration to the right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2018, a worker at WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY in SIMSBORO, Louisiana suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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