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Interfor US, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — BLOOMINGDALE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Interfor US, Inc. in BLOOMINGDALE, GEORGIA
Employer Interfor US, Inc. Report ID 20191010421
Address 911 Old River Rd City, State ZIP BLOOMINGDALE, GEORGIA 31302
Event Date October 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Log processing machinery
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.95000, -81.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a wire inside a machine that sweeps logs onto a conveyor belt when the machine struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken right shoulder and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 5, 2019, a worker at Interfor US, Inc. in BLOOMINGDALE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with log processing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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