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Green Research Center, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Green Research Center, LLC in PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Green Research Center, LLC Report ID 2023087933
Address 1624 Staunton Avenue City, State ZIP PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 26101
Event Date August 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 999999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.25000, -81.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lowering a dock plate into place to unload a trailer when their finger was caught and pinched between the dock plate and the trailer. They sustained a left middle finger laceration.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2023, a worker at Green Research Center, LLC in PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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