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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099576 · 9/16/2018 · Westrock, Inc.

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
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Westrock, Inc.
Location
16645 N. Freedom Road, RAVENNA, OHIO, 44266
NAICS
322213
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to place a paper roll on a machine when the cable for the pulley came loose. While he was helping get the cable in the right place, the machine started up and pinned his left middle fingertip between the pulley and cable, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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