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Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — PICKENS, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC in PICKENS, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC Report ID 20171211809
Address 196 Burrows Dr City, State ZIP PICKENS, MISSISSIPPI 39146
Event Date December 12, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Slitters, winders-paper production
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.88000, -89.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a string of paper into a winder when his fingertip was caught and amputated in a pinch point.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2017, a worker at Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC in PICKENS, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with slitters, winders-paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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