Beasley Forest Products, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA
| Employer | Beasley Forest Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2020032731 |
| Address | 712 UVALDA HWY | City, State ZIP | HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA 31539 |
| Event Date | March 24, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.90000, -82.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had grabbed jammed boards at the outfeed of a splitter box when the machine's feed rolls were reversed. The employee's left-hand fingers made contact with the press rolls, resulting in cuts and an amputation of the first joint of the index finger.
Incident Summary
On March 24, 2020, a worker at Beasley Forest Products, Inc. in HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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