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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032012 · 3/4/2022 · International Paper Company

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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
International Paper Company
Location
1111 AT&T Center Parkway, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78219
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a gluer machine to make boxes. As the employee tried to clear away scrap material that might prevent its door from closing, the machine lacerated and crushed the employee's right hand. The employee underwent a medical amputation that removed the fingernail and ground the bone down.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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