NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS—
Westrock Company
Trip from stepping into a hole without fall · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Westrock Company, 2251 Berens Drive, NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS 60451 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was feeding the prefeeder when he stepped in a hole that was created by a missing roller. He suffered a swollen knee and was hospitalized.
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