Coastal Forest Resources Company
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — HAVANA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Coastal Forest Resources Company | Report ID | 2021021656 |
| Address | 8007 Florida Georgia Highway | City, State ZIP | HAVANA, FLORIDA 32333 |
| Event Date | February 23, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Pelvis |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.66000, -84.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On February 23, 2021, an employee was removing 4-inch by 4-inch posts from the tops of stacks of veneer before they were loaded into an industrial veneer dryer. While the employee was between stacks of pine veneer on the dryer's infeed chains, the employee was caught between two of the racks and suffered pelvis fractures. She was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On February 23, 2021, a worker at Coastal Forest Resources Company in HAVANA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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