Gurdon, AR

Employers with the most severe injuries in Gurdon

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• Georgia Pacific, LLC GURDON, ARKANSAS · 2023-12-31 · Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified

  An employee was resetting the chain at the core station. He stepped onto the foot pedal that raises and lowers the hoist as he grabbed the chain and sustained amputation of his left index and ring fingers.

• Georgia Pacific, LLC GURDON, ARKANSAS · 2022-12-06 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

  A employee was clearing a wood plug in a dryer when their left glove was caught by the machine. The employee used their right hand to try and free their left and the right hand also became caught in the machine. The employee sustained the amputation of their left arm up to the elbow, and bruising to the right arm.

• Georgia-Pacific, LLC GURDON, ARKANSAS · 2022-03-24 · Fall on same level due to tripping over an object

  An employee was fire-watching for a crew doing hot work in a panel assembly department. While trying to clear the way for a forklift, he tripped over a 1.5-inch fire hose and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a laceration to the right eye with some vision loss. He was hospitalized.

• Georgia Pacific Corporation GURDON, ARKANSAS · 2021-11-20 · Struck by dislodged flying object, particle

  An employee was removing a 6' x 6' cover from a log chipper using a hoist. The chipper disc contacted the cover which then dislodged from the hoist and struck the employee, resulting in lacerations to the head, neck and face and broken teeth.

• Georgia-Pacific, LLC GURDON, ARKANSAS · 2021-07-27 · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

  At about 5:30 a.m. on July 27, 2021, an employee was changing knives on a piece of equipment. The equipment rotated onto his left hand, and the blades amputated his middle and ring fingers between the first knuckle and the fingernail.

• Georgia-Pacific, LLC GURDON, ARKANSAS · 2020-12-01 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

  An employee was inserting a piece of wood into the hot press machine when their right hand was caught in the press by the platens. The employee's right hand was crushed and amputated.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.