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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018076730 · 7/5/2018 · WestRock Hodge Mill

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
WestRock Hodge Mill
Location
100 Mill Street, HODGE, LOUISIANA, 71247
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking a rapper on a recovery boiler precipitator when the rapper rod (weighing approximately 10-15 lbs.) fell from inside the rapper coil assembly and struck the employee on the left middle finger. The employee received a cut/laceration, resulting in a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip with no bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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