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OSHA Injury Report: Precision Coating

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Precision Coating in 515 W Davenport St, Rhinelander, WI 54501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was coater Operator in coated Paper Converting.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Precision Coating
Parent company
Ahlstrom-Munksjo
Street
515 W Davenport St
City
Rhinelander
State
WI
ZIP
54501
On-site location
C3 unwind turret area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Positioning a roll for loading into the Unwind cradle.

What happened

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] EE was at [REDACTED] putting a roll on the unwind closing the chuck. EE closed the cover with their right hand and inadvertently slammed it onto their left thumb. EE stated a pain level of 6. EE 's left thumb was swollen and the fingernail appeared ready to fall off. Aspirus evaluated EE 's left thumb and recommended further evaluation at a medical facility. EE was transported to the emergency room for further evaluation. There is a photo of the injury attached to this report.

Injury or illness

Contusion Bruise of Thumb Left Side

Object or substance involved

Machinery - Miscellaneous machinery

Summary line

Contusion Bruise of Thumb Left Side - Directly harmed by: Machinery - Miscellaneous machinery

Employee and industry

Job description
Coater Operator
SOC code
51-9032 — Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
322220 — Coated Paper Converting
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
98
Total hours worked
196222
EIN
208157633
Establishment ID
670836
Employer case #
FY23-00107

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:21:01:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.