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Interstate Paper LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Interstate Paper LLC in RICEBORO, GEORGIA
Employer Interstate Paper LLC Report ID 2023087628
Address 2366 Interstate Paper Road City, State ZIP RICEBORO, GEORGIA 31323
Event Date August 20, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.74000, -81.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a chip conveyor and was reinstalling a chain to the sprocket when his left little fingertip was pinched and amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2023, a worker at Interstate Paper LLC in RICEBORO, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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