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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016098971 · 9/22/2016 · WestRock Company

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
WestRock Company
Location
933 Kent Street, LIBERTY, MISSOURI, 64068
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about September 22, 2016, an employee was performing maintenance on a converting machine that makes corrugated boxes when the hinged door swung shut, partially amputating his right ring finger to the distal knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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