Clear Lumber LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Avulsions, enucleations — QUITMAN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Clear Lumber LLC in QUITMAN, GEORGIA
Employer Clear Lumber LLC Report ID 2022087559
Address 210 Young St. City, State ZIP QUITMAN, GEORGIA 31643
Event Date August 25, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1620135
GPS Coordinates 30.78000, -83.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling a piece of lumber out of the chains above a rolling machine when his left glove was caught between the roller, pulling his hand into it and resulting in the removal of skin and hospitalization. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2022, a worker at Clear Lumber LLC in QUITMAN, GEORGIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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