Grayson Lumber Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — HOUSTON, ALABAMA
| Employer | Grayson Lumber Corporation | Report ID | 2020032470 |
| Address | 505 County Road 94 | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, ALABAMA 35572 |
| Event Date | March 16, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple foot (feet) locations |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.18000, -87.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was under a sawmill, investigating an issue with the dust chain. The drag chain caught his left foot and entangled him against a chain hold-down arm. He suffered a broken bone, a broken big toe, and a small laceration to the right foot.
Incident Summary
On March 16, 2020, a worker at Grayson Lumber Corporation in HOUSTON, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the multiple foot (feet) locations. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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