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Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls in NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
Employer Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls Report ID 20211110045
Address 4001 Packard Road City, State ZIP NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14303
Event Date November 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Slitters, winders-paper production
Industry (NAICS) 322130 Inspection # 1565889
GPS Coordinates 43.09000, -79.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was approaching paper rolls while a "paster" (paper splice) was being performed. He was pulled into the pinch point between the winder rolls and the paper rolls, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Incident Summary

On November 19, 2021, a worker at Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls in NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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 hospitalized.

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