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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024109311 · 10/5/2024 · Domtar Paper Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Cutters, slitters, winders paper production
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Domtar Paper Company, LLC
Location
100 West Center Street, JOHNSONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15845
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming the paper machine winder that had paper jammed in the slitter. While removing the paper, his left middle finger came in contact with the stationary slitter blade and was lacerated. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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