Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122643.015 - Employee fractures foot and lacerates leg when caught in mac

Accident Summary Nr: 122643.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 12/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451771.015	12/17/2019		113310	Mid South Lumber, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on December 16, 2019, an employee working as a machine operator for a logging company was operating an unscrambler. The employee approached the machine to feed it wood when he possibly slipped and tripped into the unguarded chain and sprocket. The employee caught his left foot in the machinery. He fractured his ankle and lacerated his leg, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught In, Chain, Foot, Fracture, Laceration, Leg, Logging, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Pinched, Slip, Sprocket, Tripped, Unguarded, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1451771.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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