Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GREAT SOUTHERN WOOD-JESUP, INC., 1 Great Southern Way, JESUP, GEORGIA 31545
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was adjusting a wood molder machine. The employee opened the hood and climbed onto the molding machine partially supporting his body on his right knee and arm. His hand slipped and contacted the machine's "knife" amputating the right hand's middle finger distal phalange.
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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An employee was working from a step ladder and putting grease in a fitting on a cylinder door. His leg was caught between two of the ladder's rungs and the ladder folded up. He fell and broke his leg.
On June 10, 2024, an employee was grinding mulch in a tub grinder. A front end loader was unloading mulch into the tub grinder and ran over his ankle, breaking it and also causing a hairline fracture to his pelvis. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
On January 17, 2024, an employee was working on a roller machine when a piece of metal lacerated their right forearm, causing tendon injury. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee had been warming his hands at a stationary heater near the stacker operator. He was by the rear passenger-side of his parked forklift when another forklift reversed and struck him. His left leg was pinned between the two forklifts and he sustained a fractured fibula.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.