West Fraser Augusta Lumber Mill
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | West Fraser Augusta Lumber Mill | Report ID | 20181111694 |
| Address | 2474 Doug Barnard Parkway | City, State ZIP | AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30906 |
| Event Date | November 13, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.33000, -81.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At about 7:20 p.m. on November 13, 2018, a maintenance worker was installing a plastic clevis pin in the fully extended ram of an air-pressurized pneumatic cylinder. The clevis/pin ram caused a fracture and laceration to his right index fingertip that later resulted in a medical amputation.
Incident Summary
On November 13, 2018, a worker at West Fraser Augusta Lumber Mill in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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