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WestRock CP, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures and burns — GALESBURG, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WestRock CP, LLC in GALESBURG, ILLINOIS
Employer WestRock CP, LLC Report ID 2017109780
Address 775 S Linwood Rd City, State ZIP GALESBURG, ILLINOIS 61401
Event Date October 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and burns Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322219 Inspection # 1270821
GPS Coordinates 40.93000, -90.40000

Incident Narrative

On October 11, 2017, an employee was feeding cardboard into the feed roller of a machine when his right hand became caught in the ingoing nip point of the roller. He received third degree thermal burns to the right hand and fractured three fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2017, a worker at WestRock CP, LLC in GALESBURG, ILLINOIS suffered fractures and burns to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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