SUNBURY, OHIO—
Carter Lumber
Entangled in other object or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Carter Lumber, 3477 North County Rd 605, SUNBURY, OHIO 43074 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee shut the lid on a hopper, then backed away from the hopper on a forklift. At the same time, the employee was holding a rope that was attached to the hopper. The forklift then ran over the rope, drawing it taut around the employee's finger. The rope amputated the employee's right ring finger to the second knuckle.
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The injured employee was assisting a forklift operator in the preparation a load of solid core doors for a customer. The injured employee was standing on the platform where the doors were placed for transport and the forklift operator began to move the load. The load shifted and the employee was struck and caught between the solid core doors. The employee sustained a fractured rib and pneumothorax.
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Carter Lumber
An employee was performing insulation services at a residential house under construction. The porch for the house wasn t poured yet and there was a metal gangplank over the porch area. The employee was carrying insulation into the house when he fell approximately 4.5 feet off the gangplank and hit his head on a rock on the ground. The employee sustained a head injury.
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Carter Lumber
An employee was cutting a piece of poplar on a table saw. The rotating blade cut the employee's thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY—
Carter Lumber
An employee was working under an assembly. The assembly line kept moving and the employee was struck by a product and pinned against the machine. The employee suffered broken ribs, a lacerated liver, and a punctured lung.
FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA—
Carter Lumber
An employee was putting together an order by stacking materials on wood pallets. The employee went to step over a pallet, caught his foot, and fell to the concrete ground. He landed on his shoulder and was hospitalized for shoulder surgery.
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