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OSHA Injury Report: Chattanooga Paper - B358

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Chattanooga Paper - B358 in 701 Manufacturers Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was th Hand in paper.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chattanooga Paper - B358
Parent company
Sonoco
Street
701 Manufacturers Road
City
Chattanooga
State
TN
ZIP
37405
On-site location
PM1 Winder

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
99

Before the incident

Operating a crane

What happened

The employee attempted to manually move the reel spool by hand by grabbing and rolling the spool bearing. In the process of attempting to roll the bearing down the rail the employee right fifth finger was pinched between the bearing and the rail resulting in an avulsion of the tip of the finger.

Injury or illness

crushed pinky finger

Object or substance involved

reel spool on overhead crane

Summary line

The employee attempted to manually move the reel spool by hand by grabbing and rolling the spool bearing. In the process of attempting to roll the bearing down the rail the employee right fifth finger was pinched between the bearing and the rail

Employee and industry

Job description
th Hand
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
322121 — Paper
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
166
Total hours worked
327655
EIN
570248420
Establishment ID
1337861
Employer case #
BS52024

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
26FEB2025:15:20:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.