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West Rock LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ADAMS, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at West Rock LLC in ADAMS, WISCONSIN
Employer West Rock LLC Report ID 20161211283
Address 201 W. Grove Street City, State ZIP ADAMS, WISCONSIN 53910
Event Date December 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.96000, -89.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was shafting a corrugated roll of paper when the roll crushed his right hand up against the frame of a splicer bar. His right thumb and index fingers required surgery.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2016, a worker at West Rock LLC in ADAMS, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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