# Fractures at WestRock Papermill (formerly RockTenn)
> OSHA SIR `2015118920` · 11/24/2015 · DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Slitters, winders-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** WestRock Papermill (formerly RockTenn)
- **Location:** 28270 HIGHWAY 80 WEST, DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA, 36732
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working the winder machine when the slitter blade failed to complete a cut on the paper. He attempted to complete the cut using a box knife when his right index finger got caught under the turning core. His fingertip was ultimately amputated.

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