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RoyOMartin - Plywood & Solid Wood Plant

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — CHOPIN, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at RoyOMartin - Plywood & Solid Wood Plant in CHOPIN, LOUISIANA
Employer RoyOMartin - Plywood & Solid Wood Plant Report ID 2023043356
Address 1695 Louisiana 490 City, State ZIP CHOPIN, LOUISIANA 71447
Event Date April 14, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.49000, -92.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a stacking stick on a sander strapper when their arm was caught between the load and strapper platen. The employee sustained a left wrist fracture that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2023, a worker at RoyOMartin - Plywood & Solid Wood Plant in CHOPIN, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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