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OSHA Injury Report: Mill Operations : Battle Creek (RPB)

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Mill Operations : Battle Creek (RPB) in 177 Angell Street, Battle Creek, MI 49037 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in pAPERBOARD MILLS.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Mill Operations : Battle Creek (RPB)
Parent company
WESTROCK CP, LLC
Street
177 Angell Street
City
Battle Creek
State
MI
ZIP
49037
On-site location
Roll handler

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
90

Before the incident

team member had their leg crushed between a paper roll and the pusher bar in the roll handling system The team had a roll hang up due to dragging on the frame of the system and were using a pry bar to get the roll to position The injured team member was assisting when the roll rebounded off the back up ender and caught his leg between the roll and the pusher for the system

What happened

team member had their leg crushed between a paper roll and the pusher bar in the roll handling system The team had a roll hang up due to dragging on the frame of the system and were using a pry bar to get the roll to position The injured team member was assisting when the roll rebounded off the back up ender and caught his leg between the roll and the pusher for the system

Injury or illness

Fracture Foot Left AnkleLeft Foot

Object or substance involved

36 inch roll

Summary line

team member had their leg crushed between a paper roll and the pusher bar in the roll handling system The team had a roll hang up due to dragging on the frame of the system and were using a pry bar to get the roll to position The injured team member was

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-9196 — Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
322130 — PAPERBOARD MILLS
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
136
Total hours worked
348236
EIN
581271825
Establishment ID
745730
Employer case #
253

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:03:51:00

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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.