Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Sylvamo Corporation
Start: 4/15/2024

1 amputation · 2024043266 · 4/15/2024 · Sylvamo Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Sylvamo Corporation
Location: 568 Shore-Airport Road, TICONDEROGA, NEW YORK, 12883
NAICS: 322121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 9:15 a.m. on April 15, 2024, an employee was helping troubleshoot limit switches in the ream stacker part of a carton-packing machine. The machine actuated, and an upward-moving plate elevator struck the employee's right thumb. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the thumb.

Source

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