Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC

An employee was cleaning an air station with a pressure washer when the water stream went through their boot and contacted their left foot, resulting in a 1.5 inch by 1 inch laceration to the top of the foot.

An employee was operating a forklift in reverse carrying five bundles of plywood. Upon applying the brakes, the top load shifted backward onto the top of the forklift cage and pinched the employee's the left middle fingertip against the forklift cage, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

An employee was testing whether electricity was available at a valve on a piece of equipment that moved from side as it cut logs. After testing, he inserted an electric plug back into the valve. This caused the equipment to move to the side and then return to its home position. The employee was caught between a motor and a hydraulic tank and suffered an injury to the left shoulder and upper torso, resulting in three broken ribs.

On June 17, 2024, at approximately 5:55 a.m., a machine operator injured his right leg after stepping into a 6-inch gap between sections of the edger infeed platform grating. The employee sustained a muscle tear and hematoma.

An employee was helping repair a sawmill trimmer. The employee transferred a pry bar from their right hand to their left hand, then turned, at which point the employee's left middle fingertip was pinched between the pry bar and a saw box. The fingertip was crushed at the nailbed, but not fractured; the employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.

An employee was examining a machine when a part moved up and amputated a fingertip on their left hand.

An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.

An employee's right hand was caught in a wire drawing machine, resulting in amputation.

An employee was walking down the off ramp from a box truck, carrying a door for delivery. A strong wind caught the door, causing the employee to lose balance and fall about 2 to 3 feet to the ground. He landed on his back and suffered a broken vertebra.

An employee was loading lumber from a rack into his truck by hand. He fell from the truck to the ground and sustained a fractured hip.

An employee was delivering lumber to a customer's job site. He was using a truck-mounted forklift to transport the material to the staging area. The surface of the path of travel changed from asphalt to soil and rock with a slight downward grade. When the forklift moved onto the softer surface, it sank into the ground and its center of gravity shifted forward, causing it to tip over. The employee's right arm sustained a closed, supracondylar humerus fracture.

An employee was helping two forklift operators move and inventory flat sheet metal that was staged on racks. The metal fell off one side and struck the employee's arms and abdomen. The employee sustained a laceration above the left eye, a left forearm injury, and a ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was cleaning a press machine when their right ring finger became caught in the press, resulting in the amputation of the finger.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.