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Blackwater Timber Co. LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Blackwater Timber Co. LLC in THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Blackwater Timber Co. LLC Report ID 2021054109
Address 1720 Metcalf Ave City, State ZIP THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA 31792
Event Date May 19, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # 1533143
GPS Coordinates 30.83000, -83.95000

Incident Narrative

A molder machine jammed and was turned off. Its still rotating knives caught an employee's hand, causing the amputation of the index finger.

Incident Summary

On May 19, 2021, a worker at Blackwater Timber Co. LLC in THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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