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Rex Lumber Company, Inc.

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment — Fractures — SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rex Lumber Company, Inc. in SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
Employer Rex Lumber Company, Inc. Report ID 2020088261
Address 489 Sullivan Avenue City, State ZIP SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT 06074
Event Date August 31, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # 1490990
GPS Coordinates 41.85000, -72.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee cut the strap on a bundle of lumber and it collapsed on him, breaking his hip. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2020, a worker at Rex Lumber Company, Inc. in SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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