Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — ZACHARY, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, LLC | Report ID | 2017021809 |
| Address | 1000 W. MT. Pleasant Rd. | City, State ZIP | ZACHARY, LOUISIANA 70791 |
| Event Date | February 26, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | 1214609 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.64000, -91.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a paper machine and smashed his middle finger in the machine, resulting in surgical amputation.
Incident Summary
On February 26, 2017, a worker at Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, LLC in ZACHARY, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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