International Paper Company (Pine Hill Mill)
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PINE HILL, ALABAMA
| Employer | International Paper Company (Pine Hill Mill) | Report ID | 2022119993 |
| Address | 7600 Highway 10 West | City, State ZIP | PINE HILL, ALABAMA 36769 |
| Event Date | November 14, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | 1634620 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.99000, -87.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on one end of a paper machine. As the employee walked away from that part of the machine, a nip point on another part of the machine caught the employee's right-hand fingers and crushed them. The employee's middle and ring fingers were medically amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 14, 2022, a worker at International Paper Company (Pine Hill Mill) in PINE HILL, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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