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78 OSHA severe injury reports matching "Westrock".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 78 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2018 | WestRock | MONROE, LOUISIANA | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2018 | WestRock Hodge Mill | HODGE, LOUISIANA | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 13, 2018 | Westrock Converting Co. | AURORA, ILLINOIS | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 5, 2018 | Westrock | EVADALE, TEXAS | Explosion, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 21, 2018 | Westrock Mahrt Mill, LLC | COTTONTON, ALABAMA | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2017 | WestRock CP, LLC | PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Cuts, lacerations | Scalp | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2017 | WestRock CP, LLC | GALESBURG, ILLINOIS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures and burns | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Westrock | HODGE, LOUISIANA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Pelvic region, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 13, 2017 | WestRock | EUTAW, ALABAMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Westrock, LLC | ADAMS, WISCONSIN | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Westrock | SILSBEE, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Westrock | EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Upper extremities, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2017 | Westrock CP, LLC | GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 6, 2017 | WestRock CP, LLC | MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2016 | Westrock | HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2016 | WestRock Harrison | HARRISON, ARKANSAS | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Herniated discs | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Westrock LLC | GREENVILLE, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 27, 2016 | Westrock | WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 22, 2016 | WestRock Company | LIBERTY, MISSOURI | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Westrock Company | NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS | Trip from stepping into a hole without fall | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 15, 2016 | WestRock CP, LLC | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2016 | Westrock the Mahrt Mill | COTTONTON, ALABAMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 4, 2016 | WestRock, Inc. | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 19, 2016 | WESTROCK CP, LLC | STEVENSON, ALABAMA | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 15, 2016 | Westrock | EVADALE, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 15, 2016 | WestRock | PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 24, 2015 | WestRock Papermill (formerly RockTenn) | DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 22, 2015 | WestRock | DALLAS, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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