Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — PINELAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC in PINELAND, TEXAS
Employer Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Report ID 2023010614
Address 105 Yellow Pine Hwy City, State ZIP PINELAND, TEXAS 75968
Event Date January 19, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.24000, -93.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing lumber from a drying kiln using a forklift. He dismounted his forklift to attach a cable to a cart holding a load of lumber. A second employee shifted the load, which pinned the injured employee between the load of lumber and his forklift. He sustained fractures to the right arm, scapula, ribs, and face.

Incident Summary

On January 19, 2023, a worker at Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC in PINELAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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