Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Catalyst Paper Operations Inc., 621 N Biron Drive, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN 54494
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the elbow(s) and arms(s).
Final narrative
An employee was threading paper on to a paper roll due to a paper break. While performing the threading procedure, the employee's left arm became stuck between the paper roll and the front winder drum. The employee suffered a fractured left humerus with damage to the upper muscular tissue and elbow arteries, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedElbow(s) and arms(s)Paper production machinery, unspecified
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