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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024054720 · 5/29/2024 · International Paper Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Other material and personnel handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Chains

Employer

Name
International Paper Company
Location
7600 Highway 10 West, PINE HILL, ALABAMA, 36769
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 29, 2024, at 9:00 AM, an employee was in the wood yard replacing a stacker reclaim chain. To perform the work, he was on a scaffold approximately 7 feet off the ground. He was waiting for a section of chain to be lowered into position so he could pin the links together. As the chain was lowered into position, the end began to coil up. The employee grabbed the end so it would lay flat. The chain flattened quickly and a link pinched his right ring finger. The upper right corner of his fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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