Langdale Forest Products Co.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — VALDOSTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Langdale Forest Products Co. in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
Employer Langdale Forest Products Co. Report ID 2016109612
Address 1202 Madison Highway City, State ZIP VALDOSTA, GEORGIA 31601
Event Date October 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1193312
GPS Coordinates 30.81000, -83.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee's left hand was caught in the outfeed roller while straightening lumber on the lumber deck with a metal pole.

Incident Summary

On October 12, 2016, a worker at Langdale Forest Products Co. in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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