Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC | Report ID | 20181213130 |
| Address | 12551 HWY 273 West | City, State ZIP | CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA 39832 |
| Event Date | December 22, 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 | Paper production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.16000, -85.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding paper from a roll into a paper machine. A piece of paper was caught in the machine; the employee was removing it when his left middle finger was caught between a pulley and the paper roll. The fingertip (including tissue and bone) was amputated.
Incident Summary
On December 22, 2018, a worker at Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC in CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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