Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Overseas Hardwoods Company, Inc., 52333 Highway 225, STOCKTON, ALABAMA 36579
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
After an employee turned on a finger joint machine and a clamp cylinder, the employee's right hand was caught by the lumber clamp in the machine's operating area. He suffered broken bones in the palm of the hand.
HospitalizedHand(s), except finger(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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