L&I Fines Georgia Pacific for Fatal Accident

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined Georgia Pacific $648,292 after a worker was crushed by an unguarded packing machine. Georgia Pacific is appealing the citation. Dakota A. Cline died March 8 at the age of 32 when he got stuck in the machine at a Georgia Pacific paper mill in Camas, according to media reports. L&I said co-workers noticed boxes backing up on a conveyer belt and went to investigate when they found Cline had been crushed between the large metal arms that feed boxes through the machine. The department reports that workers and managers told inspec...