Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Boise Cascade Company, 225 Studeman Street, FLORIEN, LOUISIANA 71429
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing a tube from a dryer when the tube partially came out. As he pushed the tube toward the door opening, the tube came free and the employee's momentum carried him forward. His right little finger was pinched between the door frame and the dryer tube, resulting in an open fracture. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHeating and cooking machinery and appliances, unspecified
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