Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — CHILLICOTHE, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC in CHILLICOTHE, OHIO
Employer Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Report ID 2022087660
Address 232 East 8th St City, State ZIP CHILLICOTHE, OHIO 45601
Event Date August 28, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1619024
GPS Coordinates 39.32000, -82.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a roller to adjust a core on a paper machine when their foot was caught between two rollers, resulting in an injury to the right foot and an amputation of the right little toe.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2022, a worker at Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC in CHILLICOTHE, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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