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Greentree Lumber Company, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Greentree Lumber Company, LLC in LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Greentree Lumber Company, LLC Report ID 2019088047
Address 4622 Old McComb Liberty Rd. City, State ZIP LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI 39645
Event Date August 6, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments Body Part Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.15000, -90.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning and sweeping around a conveyor when his left arm got caught in the conveyor belt, pulling him onto the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized with torn skin and muscle around the left arm at the shoulder.

Incident Summary

On August 6, 2019, a worker at Greentree Lumber Company, LLC in LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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