MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA—
WestRock CP, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at WestRock CP, LLC, 111 Folmar Pkwy, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36105 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was performing quality assurance/control on a stacker unit when the unit jammed. As the employee attempted to clear the jam, the stacker unit energized and the employee's right leg was caught and fractured between the roller and the kick-out.
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An employee was quality checking a cutting device on a paper machine. As he went to manually rotate the flat outer surface of the band motor, his right index finger contacted the cutting side of one of the blades, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine blades were guarded at the time.
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An employee was loading a 9,386-pound paper roll onto a peel station. The paper rolled off the station and the employee was caught between two rolls of paper, resulting in a pelvis fracture.
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While conducting maintenance, an employee was feeding wire into a baler machine. As the employee was guiding the wire, the machine started; it broke and lacerated the employee's left arm.
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An employee was threading a paper winder. When the paper curled, the employee tried to straighten the paper and contacted the paper slitter, resulting in a partial amputation to their right index fingertip.
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Employee 1 was replacing a bucket (480-volt breaker) while Employee 2 was observing from outside the arc flash boundary (36"). Employee 1 completed the work and was closing the door when an arc flash occurred. Employee 2 sustained first degree burns on the forehead and cheek and first and second degree burns to the hand. Employee 2 was hospitalized. Employee 1 was not injured.
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