ASTON, PENNSYLVANIA—
WestRock, LLC
Contact with cold objects or substances · Other burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at WestRock, LLC, 100 McDonald Blvd., ASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 19014 on — Other burns, unspecified, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was changing a propane tank in a forklift when propane sprayed on his right hand, resulting in burns to his middle, ring, and little fingers.
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An employee was pushing the ripped wall of an intermodal trailer back into place from the outside. A piece of protruding metal lacerated the employee's right forearm near the wrist. The employee was hospitalized on June 3, 2020.
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An employee was re-installing a roller assembly after working on a motor beneath it when the roller assembly slipped and pinched his fingers between it and a cross-member. His right middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
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