INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
| Employer | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | Report ID | 2025010269 |
| Address | 4500 Newlon Rd | City, State ZIP | FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72904 |
| Event Date | January 8, 2025 | 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 | Paper production machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Reels, rolls, spools, coils | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.42000, -94.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a roll core from a chuck. The machine activated while the employee's right thumb was between the chuck and the roll core. The employee sustained an amputation to the right thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On January 8, 2025, a worker at INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 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 paper production machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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