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Varn Wood Products, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Cuts, lacerations — HOBOKEN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Varn Wood Products, LLC in HOBOKEN, GEORGIA
Employer Varn Wood Products, LLC Report ID 2015041997
Address 11873 Brantley Avenue North City, State ZIP HOBOKEN, GEORGIA 31542
Event Date April 14, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321912 Inspection # 1058221
GPS Coordinates 31.20000, -82.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee sustained a 4" laceration to the palm of his right hand when an aluminum-compressed air pipe was pulled out of his hands after a portion of the air hose became entangled in the blades of a small log machine that was in operation.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2015, a worker at Varn Wood Products, LLC in HOBOKEN, GEORGIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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