Packaging Corporation of America
Slip without fall, n.e.c. — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — JACKSON, Alabama
| Employer | Packaging Corporation of America |
| Address | 4585 Industrial Road |
| City, State ZIP | JACKSON, Alabama 36545 |
| Report ID | 2020010542 |
| Event Date | January 17, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Slip without fall, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Animal and plant byproducts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 32212 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.50532, -87.87975 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was stepping onto an angled piece of metal to reach/wash off the gravity table when he slipped, reached to catch himself, and his left hand contacted the drive head roll belt, resulting in lacerations to the top of his left hand and a boxer's fracture. He required surgery to repair tendon damage.
Incident Summary
On January 17, 2020, a worker at Packaging Corporation of America in JACKSON, Alabama suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as slip without fall, n.e.c., with animal and plant byproducts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 38 severe injury reports involving "Slip without fall, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Slip without fall, n.e.c. injuries.
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