Green Bay Converting, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Avulsions, enucleations — HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Green Bay Converting, Inc. | Report ID | 2017032736 |
| Address | 1400 James Street | City, State ZIP | HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39401 |
| Event Date | March 25, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322291 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.29000, -89.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was smoothing a wrinkle in paper feeding into the converter machine with her left hand. Her middle and ring fingers were caught in a nip point between rollers removing both nails and some flesh.
Incident Summary
On March 25, 2017, a worker at Green Bay Converting, Inc. in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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