Amputations

Name: Amputations at WestRock, LLC
Start: 12/14/2022

1 amputation · 20221210857 · 12/14/2022 · WestRock, LLC

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: Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: WestRock, LLC
Location: 100 Mill St., HODGE, LOUISIANA, 71247
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A paper mill employee was attempting to clear paper from a tail cutting system when the blades made contact with employee's left middle and ring fingers. They sustained partial amputations below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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