OX SPECIALTY PAPER, LLC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — CARTHAGE, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at OX SPECIALTY PAPER, LLC. in 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.

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