Smurfit Kappa

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHANDLER, ARIZONA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Smurfit Kappa in CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Employer Smurfit Kappa Report ID 2019033118
Address 6725 West Allison Road City, State ZIP CHANDLER, ARIZONA 85226
Event Date March 26, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # 1390103
GPS Coordinates 33.28000, -111.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inserting a sheet of corrugated cardboard into a machine. The machine was activated, catching the employee's left hand. Four of the employee's fingers were injured.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2019, a worker at Smurfit Kappa in CHANDLER, ARIZONA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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