Clearwater Paper Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Clearwater Paper Corporation | Report ID | 2015118890 |
| Address | 1215 East Worden Ave | City, State ZIP | LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN 54848 |
| Event Date | November 23, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.46000, -91.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 11/23/15, at about 2:30 a.m., an employee was operating a forklift to empty a hopper of garbage into a dumpster. He placed his hand on top of the fork while pushing up on the hopper tilt release lever. When the hopper tilted forward, the employee's finger was pinched between the top of the fork and the bottom of the dumpster. His left index fingertip was surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 23, 2015, a worker at Clearwater Paper Corporation in LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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