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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018099297 · 9/8/2018 · Midwest Paper Group

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Midwest Paper Group
Location
540 Prospect St., COMBINED LOCKS, WISCONSIN, 54113
NAICS
322110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a paper machine when he attempted to align a pin and contacted a limit switch, causing the machine to cycle and crush his hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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