Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Timber Automation, LLC., 400 Aviation Plaza, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 71913
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a piece of welded equipment. Having been lifted on one side by a crane, the equipment was being supported by the crane on one side and by a horse and braces on the other. While the employee was under the equipment adjusting the horse, the equipment shifted; the horse struck and injured the employee.
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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