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OSHA Injury Report: Mill Operations Covington VA PM

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Mill Operations Covington VA PM in 104 East Riverside Street, Covington, VA 24426 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic 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
2 lime kiln burner floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

1st degree (superficial) chemical burn on L wrist and posterior waistline and 2nd degree (partial thickness) burn buttocks from contact with lime dust Details: EE was pulling back firing end of kiln and there was about 6 lime dust in area where working EE started to feel burning from lime dust contact with skin

What happened

1st degree (superficial) chemical burn on L wrist and posterior waistline and 2nd degree (partial thickness) burn buttocks from contact with lime dust Details: EE was pulling back firing end of kiln and there was about 6 lime dust in area where working EE started to feel burning from lime dust contact with skin

Injury or illness

Burn chemical Abdomenlower trunkbuttocks ButtocksLower BackLeft Wrist

Object or substance involved

Lime dust

Summary line

Burn chemical Abdomen lower trunk buttocks ButtocksLower BackLeft Wrist Lime dust Chemical Exposure Contact

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
322130 — PAPERBOARD MILL
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
894
Total hours worked
1859572
EIN
134077073
Establishment ID
1501732
Employer case #
1583

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
15:45
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.