Amputations

Name: Amputations at Georgia Pacific, LLC
Start: 12/6/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221210609 · 12/6/2022 · Georgia Pacific, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Georgia Pacific, LLC
Location: 1 GP Lane, GURDON, ARKANSAS, 71743
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A employee was clearing a wood plug in a dryer when their left glove was caught by the machine. The employee used their right hand to try and free their left and the right hand also became caught in the machine. The employee sustained the amputation of their left arm up to the elbow, and bruising to the right arm.

Source

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