Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Great Southern Wood-PA, Inc., 115 West Road, FOMBELL, PENNSYLVANIA 16123
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was repairing a damaged bundle of lumber and was struck by another bundle coming out of the machine. The employee sustained a broken left tibia that required surgery.
An employee was checking the function of newly installed actuators when they were struck by a pressurized release pipe. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital socket and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.
An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.
An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.
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