Amputations

Name: Amputations at Verso Corporation
Start: 7/29/2017

1 amputation · 2017077111 · 7/29/2017 · Verso Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Verso Corporation
Location: 300 Riley Road, JAY, MAINE, 04239
NAICS: 322121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While clearing a piece of stuck paper, an employee sustained finger lacerations and amputation of the left middle and ring fingertips after their hand was pulled into the rope/sheave nips in the after-dryer section of the paper machine.

Source

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