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Biewer Sawmill-Newton, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Biewer Sawmill-Newton, LLC in NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Biewer Sawmill-Newton, LLC Report ID 2019010704
Address 331 Coliseum Drive City, State ZIP NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI 39345
Event Date January 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1374002
GPS Coordinates 32.36000, -89.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been operating the strapper machine to strap a bundle of lumber. The employee stepped inside the strapper to remove plastic material from the machine. Plastic strap wrapped around her right leg, pulling her into the bundle of wood and breaking her right tibia.

Incident Summary

On January 21, 2019, a worker at Biewer Sawmill-Newton, LLC in NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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