VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI—
Vicksburg Forest Products
Vehicle or machinery fire · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Vicksburg Forest Products, 1725 North Washington Street, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39183 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a cutting torch with oxygen and acetylene when the hose caught fire, resulting in burns to his left thumb.
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VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI—
Vicksburg Forest Products
An employee was leaning between two stacks of lumber to place a strap on one of the stacks. The strapper pulled the stacks together, and the employee was caught between them. The employee suffered a fractured sternum.
VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI—
Vicksburg Forest Products
An employee was stepping down from a forklift when he slipped off the running board and fell to the ground, sustaining a broken right wrist.
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