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Langdale Forest Products Co.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Langdale Forest Products Co. in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
Employer Langdale Forest Products Co. Report ID 2023043559
Address 1202 Madison Highway City, State ZIP VALDOSTA, GEORGIA 31601
Event Date April 20, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1665245
GPS Coordinates 30.81000, -83.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning and maintaining the outfeed waste conveyors when their right hand was caught in the drive chain. The employee sustained an index fingertip amputation, a laceration to the middle finger, and a ring finger subungual hematoma and non-displaced fracture.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2023, a worker at Langdale Forest Products Co. in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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