Amputations

Name: Amputations at Brunswick Cellulose, LLC
Start: 5/10/2023

1 amputation · 2023054190 · 5/10/2023 · Brunswick Cellulose, 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 regular operation
Source: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Brunswick Cellulose, LLC
Location: 1400 West 9th Street, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, 31520
NAICS: 322110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on the dry end elevator of the pulp dryer, feeding a sheet of cellulose into the pull rolls when their fingers were pulled into the rolls. The employee's middle finger was amputated to the first joint and they suffered a left index finger avulsion.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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