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Georgia Pacific Consumer Products LP

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — PENNINGTON, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia Pacific Consumer Products LP in PENNINGTON, ALABAMA
Employer Georgia Pacific Consumer Products LP Report ID 2016065218
Address 7530 Hwy 114 City, State ZIP PENNINGTON, ALABAMA 36916
Event Date June 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322291 Inspection # 1155668
GPS Coordinates 32.21000, -88.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was threading up a paper machine when his hand was caught and pinched by a hydraulic cylinder, lacerating his third, fourth, and fifth fingers and fracturing his fourth and fifth fingers.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2016, a worker at Georgia Pacific Consumer Products LP in PENNINGTON, ALABAMA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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