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Georgia-Pacific LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — BELK, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia-Pacific LLC in BELK, ALABAMA
Employer Georgia-Pacific LLC Report ID 2015085598
Address 545 County Rd 6 City, State ZIP BELK, ALABAMA 35545
Event Date August 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Planing mills
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1086047
GPS Coordinates 33.64000, -87.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee operating a planer in the planer mill received lacerations to two fingers on the left hand and a laceration to the left forearm resulting in hospitalization. A board became jammed and the employee tried to push the board through the planner when he was grabbed by the rollers resulting in injury.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2015, a worker at Georgia-Pacific LLC in BELK, ALABAMA suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with planing mills identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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