TNM Lumberworks
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — FOREMAN, ARKANSAS
| Employer | TNM Lumberworks | Report ID | 2020021386 |
| Address | 117 Little River 131 | City, State ZIP | FOREMAN, ARKANSAS 71836 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Suits, coats, jackets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321912 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.73000, -94.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning around an edger saw using an air wand. The employee was removing a piece of wood lodged in the edger when its rollers caught his coat sleeve and broke his right hand in three places.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2020, a worker at TNM Lumberworks in FOREMAN, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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