Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc., 334 Elder Wood Road, MANSURA, LOUISIANA 71350
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was stacking a piece of 2x12x24 lumber with a second employee when the second employee dropped his end of the lumber, causing it to fall out of the first employee's hand. While attempting to grab the falling lumber, the first employee's right middle fingertip was caught between the lumber and a nearby pole, resulting in a partial amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
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An employee was standing at the end of a conveyor catching long crossouts to be bundled. A crossout landed on the frame of the conveyor rather than falling off the end of the conveyor belt. The employee's left middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the crossout and conveyor frame.
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A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
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