Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls
Start: 11/19/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211110045 · 11/19/2021 · Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Slitters, winders-paper production

Employer

Name: Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls
Location: 4001 Packard Road, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14303
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was approaching paper rolls while a "paster" (paper splice) was being performed. He was pulled into the pinch point between the winder rolls and the paper rolls, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

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