Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

WestRock Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at WestRock Company in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer WestRock Company Report ID 2021119905
Address 5560 Gwaltney Drive City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336
Event Date November 15, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.73000, -84.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading material into a die cutter when her finger was caught in the gripper at a nip point, resulting in an amputated left ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2021, a worker at WestRock Company in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for WestRock Company.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jan 16, 2021 Phil Long Dealerships COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Amputations Amp.
Feb 21, 2017 C & W Facility Maintenance DAYTON, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Oct 15, 2019 East Coast Valve Services, Inc MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Apr 24, 2017 Sims Forest Products TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA Amputations Amp.
Sep 19, 2023 Great Dane LLC WAYNE, NEBRASKA Amputations Amp.
Dec 4, 2019 ALDRICH CLEAN-TECH EQUIPMENT CORP. NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Oct 15, 2021 Concentric, LLC RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI Amputations Amp.
Jan 23, 2018 Del Monte Foods Co CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports