Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-01 | Corrigan | Tx | Georgia Pacific Corporation | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was repairing a sight glass on a water holding tank and noticed a leaking pipe that needed repair. He stepped onto a 3-inch pipe and his wrench fell, causing him to lose balance. The employee fell onto a mixer motor and landed on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist, fractured left clavicle, and five fractured ribs. | |||||
2021-08-10 | Corrigan | Tx | Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was working to free a load of veneer that was hung up on a conveyor. The employee sustained an amputation when their finger was caught in the conveyor's drive chain. | |||||
2019-07-15 | Corrigan | Texas | Corrigan OSB, L.L.C | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
Employees were using an overhead crane to move logs. One employee was controlling the crane with a remote control. Another employee had his right hand on top of the hoist block when the block was raised. The employee's index finger was caught between the block and a pipe resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger. | |||||
2016-10-20 | Corrigan | Texas | Osburn Contractors Inc. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was working on the side of a column that was supported by a wood planked scaffold forming concrete foundation on a wall. The employee lost his footing and fell three and a half feet to the ground fracturing his right lower back. |