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Georgia Pacific, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GURDON, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Georgia Pacific, LLC in GURDON, ARKANSAS
Employer Georgia Pacific, LLC Report ID 2018088942
Address 1 GP Lane City, State ZIP GURDON, ARKANSAS 71743
Event Date August 29, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Trailers
Secondary Source Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.94000, -93.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unhitching a welding trailer from a buggy. As the trailer hitch released, his left thumb was crushed between the hitch and the buggy bumper. The thumb was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2018, a worker at Georgia Pacific, LLC in GURDON, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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