Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
Contact incidents unspecified — Fractures — KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2024010759 |
| Address | 342 Mill Road | City, State ZIP | KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA 26537 |
| Event Date | January 24, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Logging and wood processing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | 1724425 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.46000, -79.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing cleaning duties in the shaker room. The employee was going under a belt line from the chipper to the shaker when their hand and forearm became caught between a return roll and the belt. The employee's left hand/forearm was fractured and the employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 24, 2024, a worker at Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. in KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with logging and wood processing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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