International Paper

An employee was tracking an infeed belt on a scrap hogger when their right arm was caught between the belt and a roller. The arm was broken and the employee's shoulder was dislocated. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working in the converting area installing a glue tote, and became ill from the heat. The employee sustained heat exhaustion.

An employee was repairing a chemical leak under an ultrasonic cleaning machine while lying on the ground. The employee had used water to identify the leak. The floor got wet and potentially activated the chemical, a solution used for cleaning anilox rolls. The employee sustained chemical burns to their right shoulder, right forearm, and right buttock.

An employee was clearing a jam inside a hogger machine. The employee's left hand came into contact with blades in the machine, resulting in hospitalization with a fractured left hand.

An employee was putting a machine back in service from being locked and tagged out. When the employee restarted the machine, hot water and broken down woodchips began to flow from the drain valve. The employee sustained first-and second-degree burns to both lower legs.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was operating a cherry picker in a warehouse when they fell from the picker to the floor, resulting in a brain injury and a broken hip.

An employee was performing a paper roll change at a paper sheeter machine. He was turning a non-driven unwind stand and the roll by hand when his left little fingertip got pinched between a machine depression in the chuck and the sensor. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was pulling an order from the third level of a warehouse racking system and fell 15-20 feet from the forklift to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the left tibia and fibula, left shoulder, right elbow and nose. The employee was wearing a safety harness but was not tied off at the time.

An employee was setting up a machine when their left glove was pulled into a nip point. The employee's finger was pulled in and they sustained a partial amputation.

An employee was setting up a print job on a paper converting machine when his left middle fingertip was caught in a nip point on a roller and amputated. The roller was not guarded at the time of the incident.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.