Domtar Paper Company, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — JOHNSONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Domtar Paper Company, LLC | Report ID | 2024109311 |
| Address | 100 West Center Street | City, State ZIP | JOHNSONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 15845 |
| Event Date | October 5, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Cutters, slitters, winders paper production |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | 1781976 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.49000, -78.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming the paper machine winder that had paper jammed in the slitter. While removing the paper, his left middle finger came in contact with the stationary slitter blade and was lacerated. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 5, 2024, a worker at Domtar Paper Company, LLC in JOHNSONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with cutters, slitters, winders paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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