Tibbetts Lumber, LLC

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries — CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tibbetts Lumber, LLC in CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA
Employer Tibbetts Lumber, LLC Report ID 2024042885
Address 1965 N Duncanfield Ave City, State ZIP CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA 34429
Event Date April 2, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries Body Part Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # 1740917
GPS Coordinates 28.89000, -82.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting a wood divider onto a bundle of lumber so that another bundle could be placed on top of it when the bundle fell off the forks of the forklift and onto their hand, crushing it and resulting in a hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 2, 2024, a worker at Tibbetts Lumber, LLC in CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA suffered nonfatal 'crushing' injuries to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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