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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021521 · 2/16/2017 · Westrock, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Westrock, LLC
Location
201 W. Grove Street, ADAMS, WISCONSIN, 53910
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was re-installing a roller assembly after working on a motor beneath it when the roller assembly slipped and pinched his fingers between it and a cross-member. His right middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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