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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019043399 · 4/2/2019 · Georgia Pacific Lumber Operations - Pineland

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary source
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Georgia Pacific Lumber Operations - Pineland
Location
105 Yellowpine Hwy, PINELAND, TEXAS, 75968
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a board that was stuck vertically in a mill stacker reject bin when it moved toward instead of away from him and it hit his hand. The board caught his finger, causing an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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