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Ahlstrom-Munksjo

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ahlstrom-Munksjo in KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN
Employer Ahlstrom-Munksjo Report ID 2020021648
Address 600 Thilmany Road City, State ZIP KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN 54130
Event Date February 19, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1464588
GPS Coordinates 44.28000, -88.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using his right hand to remove jammed paper from a paper machine when his right arm and hand were caught between two rope sheaves, causing severe lacerations, a severed main artery in the forearm, and a fractured hand bone. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On February 19, 2020, a worker at Ahlstrom-Munksjo in KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the hand(s) and arm(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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