OX SPECIALTY PAPER, LLC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — CARTHAGE, NEW YORK
| Employer | OX SPECIALTY PAPER, LLC. | Report ID | 2022032080 |
| Address | 30 Champion Street | City, State ZIP | CARTHAGE, NEW YORK 13619 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Calenders, supercalenders-paper production |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | 1582874 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.97000, -75.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was threading a calender stack after a paper sheet break. As the employee plugged the tail into the nip using a threading tool with his right hand, his left hand was caught up in the paper piling up beside him. He suffered partial amputations (through the bone) to the left index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2022, a worker at OX SPECIALTY PAPER, LLC. in CARTHAGE, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with calenders, supercalenders-paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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