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Georgia Pacific Corrugated, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Georgia Pacific Corrugated, LLC in BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Georgia Pacific Corrugated, LLC Report ID 2015107999
Address 1 Owens Way City, State ZIP BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 16701
Event Date October 26, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Wrenches-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.92000, -78.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing the #128 Rotary Die Cutter. The machine was de-energized and locked out. The employee was using a timing wrench to adjust a bar and belt in the machine. As the employee was twisting the wrench, his finger got pinched between the bar and another part of the machine. The twisting action combined with the pinch point caused the employee to suffer an avulsion to the thumb on his left hand.

Incident Summary

On October 26, 2015, a worker at Georgia Pacific Corrugated, LLC in BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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