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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20190910123 · 9/27/2019 · Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC
Location
7530 Al Hwy 114, PENNINGTON, ALABAMA, 36916
NAICS
322291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was stenciling a roll of toilet paper on a tissue machine and went to remove the roll when his right middle finger was pinched between the pusher and paper, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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