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OSHA Injury Report: Rhinelander Paper Unit

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Rhinelander Paper Unit in 515 W Davenport Street, Rhinelander, WI 54501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was utility Mech in paper Products.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Rhinelander Paper Unit
Parent company
Ahlstrom-Munksjo
Street
515 W Davenport Street
City
Rhinelander
State
WI
ZIP
54501
On-site location
At the work bench near old stoker boilers

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
80

Before the incident

Attempting to close a drawer

What happened

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] EE was at the coal handler workstation in the boiler house. EE shut a drawer to a cabinet and inadvertently slammed the fingertip of their right ring finger in the drawer. Part of the fingertip and fingernail was removed and remained in the glove. EE was bleeding heavily. Security washed the fingertip and wrapped it in gauze. Paramedics were dispatched and arrived on property at [REDACTED] Aspirus EEs intervened while waiting for paramedics. EE was transported to hospital at [REDACTED] EE 's supervisor and manager were notified. There is a photo of the injury attached to this report.

Injury or illness

Amputation of Fingers Right Side

Object or substance involved

Containers Furniture and Fixtures - Furniture and fixtures

Summary line

Amputation of Fingers Right Side - Directly harmed by: Containers Furniture and Fixtures - Furniture and fixtures

Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Mech
SOC code
53-7199 — Material Moving Workers, All Other
NAICS code
322121 — Paper Products
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
328
Total hours worked
663722
EIN
208157633
Establishment ID
568553
Employer case #
FY23-00671

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:55:00.000
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.