# Fractures at Georgia Pacific Dequincy Lumber Operation
> OSHA SIR `20181111450` · 11/6/2018 · DEQUINCY, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Pacific Dequincy Lumber Operation
- **Location:** 3442 Hwy. 12 East, DEQUINCY, LOUISIANA, 70633
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a slab of wood from a conveyor line that had hung up on a metal chute. His right hand was caught between the slab of wood and the metal chute causing fractures to the right hand and fingers.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*