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

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Mill Operations : Battle Creek (RPB) in 177 Angell Street, Battle Creek, MI 49037 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was manager 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
Powerhouse Boiler 3

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

During initial fire up of boiler 3 a failure occurred causing a moderate explosion When this occurred EE was looking in the viewing part of the boiler to see the flame pattern when boiler fired up resulting in a laceration above EE left eye

What happened

During initial fire up of boiler 3 a failure occurred causing a moderate explosion When this occurred EE was looking in the viewing part of the boiler to see the flame pattern when boiler fired up resulting in a laceration above EE left eye

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Head - Facial Area Face Not Otherwise Specified

Object or substance involved

Viewing part on boiler

Summary line

During initial fire up of boiler 3 a failure occurred causing a moderate explosion When this occurred EE was looking in the viewing part of the boiler to see the flame pattern when boiler fired up resulting in a laceration above EE left eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Manager
SOC code
11-9199 — Managers, All Other
NAICS code
322130 — PAPERBOARD MILLS
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
136
Total hours worked
348236
EIN
581271825
Establishment ID
745730
Employer case #
250

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.