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Georgia Pacific Brewton Mill

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — BREWTON, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia Pacific Brewton Mill in BREWTON, ALABAMA
Employer Georgia Pacific Brewton Mill Report ID 2019043929
Address 3224 HWY 31 City, State ZIP BREWTON, ALABAMA 36427
Event Date April 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 32212 Inspection # 1397664
GPS Coordinates 34.40000, -86.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance, with several other employees, changing out a wire roller. The doctor blade holder was lifted up on one end of the machine, came loose and fell down on the employee's thumb, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2019, a worker at Georgia Pacific Brewton Mill in BREWTON, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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