Amputations

Name: Amputations at Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC
Start: 11/9/2016

1 amputation · 20161110561 · 11/9/2016 · Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Chippers

Employer

Name: Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC
Location: 105 E. SCR 25, Hwy. 28, TAYLORSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39168
NAICS: 321211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to reinstall a chain on a drive sprocket when his right thumb was pinched as the chain rolled the chain sprocket, amputating his thumb below the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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