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Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation in THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Report ID 2021054087
Address 1500 N Clarke Industrial Road City, State ZIP THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA 36784
Event Date May 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321212 Inspection # 1532640
GPS Coordinates 31.91000, -87.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning conveyors. His right hand was caught in the ingoing nip point of the tail end rollers. The conveyor pulled in his arm up to the shoulder, injuring the hand, arm, and shoulder.

Incident Summary

On May 19, 2021, a worker at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation in THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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