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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021098014 · 9/17/2021 · Westrock

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a piece of equipment used to process paperboard scraps when their right hand contacted blades in the equipment, resulting in the amputation of two fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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