Barnes Lumber Company, Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — NORWOOD, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Barnes Lumber Company, Inc | Report ID | 2019033339 |
| Address | 10278 Hwy. 422 | City, State ZIP | NORWOOD, LOUISIANA 70761 |
| Event Date | March 29, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | 1399867 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.99000, -90.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On March 29, 2019, an employee was offloading cypress boards from a machine. The machine caught the employee's shirt and pulled his right arm through, crushing it. The employee suffered a broken right arm and a severed primary nerve in that arm. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 29, 2019, a worker at Barnes Lumber Company, Inc in NORWOOD, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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