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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 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
Ground level of the the knotter building in the UPM At the B2 filtrate pump

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
118

Before the incident

LACERATIONS TO R PALM 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS FROM BEING CAUGHT IN PUMP DETAILS: EE Was replacing the running element on B2 filtrate pump in the UPM While removing the running element the employee got their right hand caught between the element and coupling

What happened

LACERATIONS TO R PALM 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS FROM BEING CAUGHT IN PUMP DETAILS: EE Was replacing the running element on B2 filtrate pump in the UPM While removing the running element the employee got their right hand caught between the element and coupling

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Hand Right Hand

Object or substance involved

RUNNING ELEMENT AND COUPLING

Summary line

Cut Laceration Hand Right Hand RUNNING ELEMENT AND COUPLING Caught in under on between

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 #
1581

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
23:00
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.