Amputations

Name: Amputations at Norbord Georgia LLC
Start: 8/29/2020

1 amputation · 2020088215 · 8/29/2020 · Norbord Georgia 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: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Norbord Georgia LLC
Location: 964 Highway 280 West, CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31015
NAICS: 321219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were replacing a bearing on an acceleration belt roll. A 20-pound roll bearing fell to the ground, wedging one employee's right hand against the ground. The middle finger was amputated at the second knuckle, the index finger was lacerated, and the ring finger was crushed.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown