Fractures

Name: Fractures at Westrock
Start: 12/28/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213241 · 12/28/2019 · Westrock

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Stacking machinery

Employer

Name: Westrock
Location: 6701 South Freeway, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76134
NAICS: 322211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running a load tiering device. As the employee was trying to remove a piece of strap that was lodged or caught in the machine, the forks caught his right hand. He suffered a broken middle finger and lacerations to the palm and back of the hand. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown