Builders Firstsource

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — MIDWAY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Builders Firstsource in MIDWAY, GEORGIA
Employer Builders Firstsource Report ID 2021075919
Address 170 Elan Court City, State ZIP MIDWAY, GEORGIA 31320
Event Date July 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321214 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.79000, -81.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading lumber and gusset plates into a splicer machine which presses the plates into the lumber to connect them. The employee's forearm was caught in the point of operation when the machine started, resulting in a fractured and lacerated right forearm.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2021, a worker at Builders Firstsource in MIDWAY, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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