Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc., 838 Campbell Ave., PORTSMOUTH, OHIO 45662
on , Fractures, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was in training on a new line when a piece of wood flooring came loose under the vacuum lift. The machine was turned off, but remained energized. The employee climbed over the fence around the vacuum lift, tripping a sensor, and the vacuum lift came down on him with wood flooring attached. The employee suffered fractured back bones and broken ribs.
HospitalizedMultiple trunk locationsMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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