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GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — MACON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION in MACON, GEORGIA
Employer GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION Report ID 2016042895
Address 100 GRAPHIC PACKAGING WAY City, State ZIP MACON, GEORGIA 31206
Event Date April 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Slitters, winders-paper production
Industry (NAICS) 322130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.80000, -83.67000

Incident Narrative

While an employee was removing two rolls of paper from a winder, the stops came up and twisted one of the rolls. The employee's left forearm was caught and fractured between the rolls.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2016, a worker at GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION in MACON, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with slitters, winders-paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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