BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - WADLEY, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC. in WADLEY, Georgia
Employer BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC.
Address 11261 HIGHWAY 1 SOUTH
City, State ZIP WADLEY, Georgia 30477
Report ID 2017032779
Event Date March 27, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321920
Inspection # 1223571
GPS Coordinates 32.89000, -82.40000

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Incident Narrative

An employee's right hand was caught in a chain/sprocket system between the grain change and unscrambler machines, injuring four fingers.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2017, a worker at BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC. in WADLEY, Georgia suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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