Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures and burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WestRock CP, LLC, 775 S Linwood Rd, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS 61401
on — Fractures and burns, affecting the hand(s) and finger(s).
Final narrative
On October 11, 2017, an employee was feeding cardboard into the feed roller of a machine when his right hand became caught in the ingoing nip point of the roller. He received third degree thermal burns to the right hand and fractured three fingers.
HospitalizedHand(s) and finger(s)Machinery, unspecified
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