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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181213130 · 12/22/2018 · Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC
Location
12551 HWY 273 West, CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 39832
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding paper from a roll into a paper machine. A piece of paper was caught in the machine; the employee was removing it when his left middle finger was caught between a pulley and the paper roll. The fingertip (including tissue and bone) was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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