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Beasley Forest Products

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Beasley Forest Products in HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA
Employer Beasley Forest Products Report ID 2021054092
Address 770 Uvalda Hwy City, State ZIP HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA 31539
Event Date May 19, 2021 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 Planing mills
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.90000, -82.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jammed board in the planer mill and contacted the cutter head resulting in amputation of their left index finger at the first joint.

Incident Summary

On May 19, 2021, a worker at Beasley Forest Products 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 planing mills identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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