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Irving Forest Products, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DIXFIELD, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Irving Forest Products, Inc in DIXFIELD, MAINE
Employer Irving Forest Products, Inc Report ID 2020021703
Address 24 Hall Hill Road City, State ZIP DIXFIELD, MAINE 04224
Event Date February 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple pelvic region locations
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1467725
GPS Coordinates 44.53000, -70.45000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was conducting maintenance on the left side of a gang saw while other employees were changing a saw blade on the right side of the equipment. Once the saw blade was attached, the equipment began operating and the maintenance employee was caught in a pinch point, suffering injuries to the left hip and pelvis.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2020, a worker at Irving Forest Products, Inc in DIXFIELD, MAINE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple pelvic region locations. 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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