BELK, ALABAMA—
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC, 545 County Road 6, BELK, ALABAMA 35545 on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
While preparing to lock out equipment, an employee was caught under a platform as air bled from a cylinder. The employee suffered injuries (as well as difficulty breathing while pressed under the platform) and was hospitalized.
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CORRIGAN, TEXAS—
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.
TAYLORSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI—
Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC
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.
PINELAND, TEXAS—
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC
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.
ROME, GEORGIA—
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC
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.
BELK, ALABAMA—
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC
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.
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