Varn Wood Products, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HOBOKEN, GEORGIA
| Employer | Varn Wood Products, LLC | Report ID | 2019032420 |
| Address | 11873 N. Brantley Ave. | City, State ZIP | HOBOKEN, GEORGIA 31542 |
| Event Date | March 6, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321912 | Inspection # | 1385289 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.18000, -82.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning up around a sawmill, throwing logs onto a long-log chain-conveyor. The nip point between a metal trough and a log caught his right index finger, causing a partial amputation at the first joint.
Incident Summary
On March 6, 2019, a worker at Varn Wood Products, LLC in HOBOKEN, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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