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OSHA Injury Report: Mill Operations Covington VA PM

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Mill Operations Covington VA PM in 104 East Riverside Street, Covington, VA 24426 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was assistant Operator Helper in pAPERBOARD MILL.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Mill Operations Covington VA PM
Parent company
WESTROCK CP, LLC
Street
104 East Riverside Street
City
Covington
State
VA
ZIP
24426
On-site location
REEL CHANGE UP C1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
131

Before the incident

SPRAIN TO RIGHT WRIST HAND FROM CRANK STRIKING HAND DETAILS: EE MISSED CHANGE UP AND WAS LOADING NEW TAPE WHEN TAPE GRABBED SPOOL PULLING THE TAPE THROUGH THE WHEEL AND CRANK HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WRIST

What happened

SPRAIN TO RIGHT WRIST HAND FROM CRANK STRIKING HAND DETAILS: EE MISSED CHANGE UP AND WAS LOADING NEW TAPE WHEN TAPE GRABBED SPOOL PULLING THE TAPE THROUGH THE WHEEL AND CRANK HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WRIST

Injury or illness

Sprain ligaments Wrist Right Wrist

Object or substance involved

REEL CHANGE UP CRANK

Summary line

Sprain (ligaments) Wrist Right Wrist REEL CHANGE UP CRANK Struck by non mobile equipment

Employee and industry

Job description
Assistant Operator Helper
SOC code
51-9198 — Helpers--Production Workers
NAICS code
322130 — PAPERBOARD MILL
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
894
Total hours worked
1859572
EIN
134077073
Establishment ID
1501732
Employer case #
1607

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
18:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:15:59:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.