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Midwest Paper Group

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — COMBINED LOCKS, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Midwest Paper Group in COMBINED LOCKS, WISCONSIN
Employer Midwest Paper Group Report ID 2018099297
Address 540 Prospect St. City, State ZIP COMBINED LOCKS, WISCONSIN 54113
Event Date September 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.27000, -88.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing a paper machine when he attempted to align a pin and contacted a limit switch, causing the machine to cycle and crush his hand.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2018, a worker at Midwest Paper Group in COMBINED LOCKS, WISCONSIN suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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