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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032789 · 3/16/2019 · WestRock Company of Texas

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
WestRock Company of Texas
Location
6702 Hwy 66, GREENVILLE, TEXAS, 75402
NAICS
322130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a roller from a press machine when the roller frame moved up and caught the employee's finger between the stopper block and roller frame. The employee received an amputation to the right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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