Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ATHENS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC | Report ID | 2024109555 |
| Address | 600 Dairy Pak Road | City, State ZIP | ATHENS, GEORGIA 30607 |
| Event Date | October 14, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322212 | Inspection # | 1782985 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.97000, -83.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a mini-feeder. As the employee was tapping the rotating drive chain with an Allen wrench, the employee's right hand came into contact with the chain. The employee suffered partial amputations, lacerations, and fractures to the middle and ring fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On October 14, 2024, a worker at Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC in ATHENS, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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