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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021280 · 2/9/2023 · Georgia Pacific Wood Products, 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Planing mills

Employer

Name
Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC
Location
372 Mexboro Road, FRISCO CITY, ALABAMA, 36445
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manually clearing a jam in the planer machine when the roller advanced and pinched the employee's right index and middle fingertips between the roller and the lumber board, resulting in amputations below the first knuckles.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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