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Brumbaugh Lumber LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia — SHIRLEYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brumbaugh Lumber LLC in SHIRLEYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Brumbaugh Lumber LLC Report ID 2021119593
Address 16460 Croghan Pike City, State ZIP SHIRLEYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17260
Event Date November 5, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Clothing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1564401
GPS Coordinates 40.31000, -77.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an edger at a lumber mill. His clothing was caught in the machine and he suffered severe facial and neck injuries, a crushed arm, a broken arm, and a back injury causing paralysis from the waist down.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2021, a worker at Brumbaugh Lumber LLC in SHIRLEYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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