Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Georgia Pacific, 1400 Woodkraft Rd., MADISON, GEORGIA 30650
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
At 3:45 a.m., an employee was injured after stepping into an approximately 11-inch conveyor gap and being struck by a stack (300 to 500 pounds) of veneer boards. The employee was hospitalized.
On June 16, 2023, at 7:45 AM, an employee was operating a plate forming press and went to remove a piece of tape from inside the machine. The machine cycled and amputated their left ring fingertip.
On 7/17/2021, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a temporary employee was operating a battery powered pallet jack. While walking backward, he tripped over the forks of a parked forklift. The pallet jack continued moving, rolling up onto his right leg and fracturing the ankle and foot. The employee was hospitalized.
A maintenance employee was servicing a piston cylinder when the rod and rod head came loose from the framework holding it. He and another maintenance employee were lifting the cylinder with a hoist and the cylinder head fell approximately 20-24" and struck the employee's left ring finger, causing a fracture and a partial degloving. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
A coater operator was working at a board machine, adjusting the coater wipe at the coater rolls. The rolls caught the employee's right forearm, crushing it. He was hospitalized and his right hand was surgically amputated.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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