# Amputations at Georgia-Pacific, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20201211300` · 12/1/2020 · GURDON, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia-Pacific, LLC
- **Location:** #1 GP Lane, GURDON, ARKANSAS, 71743
- **NAICS:** 321212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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