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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010309 · 1/11/2017 · Westrock CP, LLC

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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Westrock CP, LLC
Location
W180 N11900 River Lane, GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53022
NAICS
322212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the waste chopper. The auger of the waste chopper is driven by two belts that are on a single wheel/sprocket; the belts and the motor that drives them are locked in a cabinet. As the employee was accessing the cabinet to retrieve a tool, his right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the belt and pulley, resulting in amputation. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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