MASONITE CORPORATION

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Fractures - LAUREL, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at MASONITE CORPORATION in LAUREL, Mississippi
Employer MASONITE CORPORATION
Address 1001 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE
City, State ZIP LAUREL, Mississippi 39440
Report ID 2022010821
Event Date January 28, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Secondary Source Suits, coats, jackets
Industry (NAICS) 321219
Inspection # 1576236
GPS Coordinates 31.67941, -89.13059

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Incident Narrative

An employee was loading fiber board panels onto a conveyor belt when a board jam occurred. When the employee attempted to clear the board jam, the right sleeve of his jacket was caught by the machine, resulting in multiple fractures to his right arm.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2022, a worker at MASONITE CORPORATION in LAUREL, Mississippi suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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