SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified - Fractures - WELLSTON, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC. in WELLSTON, Ohio
Employer SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC.
Address 134 WELLSTON INDUSTRIAL PARK RD
City, State ZIP WELLSTON, Ohio 45692
Report ID 2021021396
Event Date February 15, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Chippers
Industry (NAICS) 321113
GPS Coordinates 39.08000, -82.54000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was sweeping and shoveling chips, wood debris, and sawdust around a chipper. A wood slab on the chipper's conveyor hit the employee in the head. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered head trauma, orbital and nasal fractures, and a forehead laceration.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2021, a worker at SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC. in WELLSTON, Ohio suffered fractures to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with chippers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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