Amputations

Name: Amputations at International Paper
Start: 1/17/2015

1 amputation · 2015010570 · 1/17/2015 · International Paper

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: International Paper
Location: 1485 Silliman Street, SEALY, TEXAS, 77474
NAICS: 322211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee was working on a load former unit. Employee hit the cycle button to retract the stripper plate while placing his hand on the cover plate. The stripper plate returned to the extended position and employees middle finger was caught by the machine, removing the tip of the finger and part of the finger nail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown