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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201211699 · 12/14/2020 · Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC
Location
331 Thomson Highway, WARRENTON, GEORGIA, 30828
NAICS
333243
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a piece of wood that was creating a jam at the end of a chain conveyor. His fingers were caught in a pinch point, causing amputations to his right ring and little fingers at the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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