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Fractures and burns

1 hospitalization · 2017109780 · 10/11/2017 · WestRock CP, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and burns

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
WestRock CP, LLC
Location
775 S Linwood Rd, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 61401
NAICS
322219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 11, 2017, an employee was feeding cardboard into the feed roller of a machine when his right hand became caught in the ingoing nip point of the roller. He received third degree thermal burns to the right hand and fractured three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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