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Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Graphic Packaging International, Inc. in WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA
Employer Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Report ID 2016053726
Address 1000 Jonesboro Rd. City, State ZIP WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA 71294
Event Date May 3, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 32212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.48000, -92.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking his preventative maintenance route on the wood chip conveyor belt. He reached a point where he heard a bearing making noise. The employee attempted to kick the roller with his right foot. When he kicked the roller he missed and his right foot and leg were pulled into the nip point between the roller and the conveyor belt.

Incident Summary

On May 3, 2016, a worker at Graphic Packaging International, Inc. in WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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