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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019043929 · 4/17/2019 · Georgia Pacific Brewton Mill

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
Georgia Pacific Brewton Mill
Location
3224 HWY 31, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 36427
NAICS
32212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance, with several other employees, changing out a wire roller. The doctor blade holder was lifted up on one end of the machine, came loose and fell down on the employee's thumb, fracturing it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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