THEODORE, ALABAMA—
U.S. Lumber Group, LLC
Injured by object breaking in hand · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
An employee was preparing strips of moulding for delivery. The moulding was stacked on a wooden pallet, which the employee grabbed to move the material closer to his workstation. A slat of the pallet broke and struck the employee in the abdominal area resulting in a lacerated bladder.
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