McShan Lumber Company Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Fractures — MC SHAN, ALABAMA
| Employer | McShan Lumber Company Inc. | Report ID | 2024054091 |
| Address | 11180 Highway 82 East, P.O. Box 27 | City, State ZIP | MC SHAN, ALABAMA 35471 |
| Event Date | May 9, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Upper arm(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.26000, -88.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a line with a package machine to bind the lumber at the end. The employee was cleaning debris from the sensor when the package machine activated and fractured their upper arms.
Incident Summary
On May 9, 2024, a worker at McShan Lumber Company Inc. in MC SHAN, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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