UFP Moultrie, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MOULTRIE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at UFP Moultrie, LLC in MOULTRIE, GEORGIA
Employer UFP Moultrie, LLC Report ID 2019077780
Address 560 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE City, State ZIP MOULTRIE, GEORGIA 31776
Event Date July 30, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321912 Inspection # 1422124
GPS Coordinates 31.18000, -83.74000

Incident Narrative

After clearing a jammed board, an employee was making a final adjustment on the molder/planer machine. Material was fed into the machine, causing the employee's hand to get pushed into the machine. The employee's left hand contacted the machine's cutting head and was amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2019, a worker at UFP Moultrie, LLC in MOULTRIE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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