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

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Mill Operations : Battle Creek (RPB) in 177 Angell Street, Battle Creek, MI 49037 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
Wet End S Wall Catwalk

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

EE was at the Wet End of the paper machine attempting to put a suspension wire rope behind the catwalk The rope was twisted and hungup when the EE tried to adjust the rope it slipped out of the EE hands and striking the EE on the right side of face near the eye

What happened

EE was at the Wet End of the paper machine attempting to put a suspension wire rope behind the catwalk The rope was twisted and hungup when the EE tried to adjust the rope it slipped out of the EE hands and striking the EE on the right side of face near the eye

Injury or illness

Concussion Head - Facial Area Face Not Otherwise Specified

Object or substance involved

Suspension wire rope

Summary line

EE was at the Wet End of the paper machine attempting to put a suspension wire rope behind the catwalk The rope was twisted and hungup when the EE tried to adjust the rope it slipped out of the EE hands and striking the EE on the right side of face near t

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 #
251

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
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.