Georgia Pacific Lumber Operations - Pineland
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — PINELAND, TEXAS
| Employer | Georgia Pacific Lumber Operations - Pineland | Report ID | 2019088487 |
| Address | 105 Yellowpine Hwy | City, State ZIP | PINELAND, TEXAS 75968 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.24000, -93.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been realigning a conveyor chain at an unscrambler. The employee went back to grab a board off the conveyor the machine started. The employee's arm was pinched between the chain and the unscrambler wall; the employee suffered fractures to the left ulna, radius, and hand, as well as a laceration between the left thumb and forefinger.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2019, a worker at Georgia Pacific Lumber Operations - Pineland in PINELAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. 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 hospitalized.
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