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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025010269 · 1/8/2025 · INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

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
Paper production machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils

Employer

Name
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
Location
4500 Newlon Rd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72904
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a roll core from a chuck. The machine activated while the employee's right thumb was between the chuck and the roll core. The employee sustained an amputation to the right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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