Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2017-09-16 | Millry | Alabama | Lassiter Lumber, L.L.C. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning an energized air compressor and sustained an avulsion injury to his right hand that required hospitalization and surgery to repair. The belt and pulley guard was not in place at the time. | |||||
2016-07-29 | Millry | Alabama | Smith Brothers Timber Co., Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
The employee was topping a log on the ground. The log moved and struck his leg above the ankle fracturing the lower leg. | |||||
2016-02-16 | Millry | Alabama | Lassiter Lumber, L.L.C. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a trimmer. As the employee cleared a jam on the in-feed conveyor, his right middle finger was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in a fingertip amputation. |