Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs, 12551 Highway 272 West, CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA 39832
on — Concussions, affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
On January 18, 2024, an employee was operating a skid steer loader in the basement to remove process wastepaper. As the employee drove over a mound of wastepaper, the skid steer tilted backward abruptly, causing the employee to strike their head against something in the cab. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion.
Hospitalized Brain Skid-steer loaders, mini loaders
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