OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221372543

EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC

PINE BLUFF, AR· 2021-05-30T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chock, Conveyor, Distracted, Falling Object, Fracture, Laborer, Manufacturing, Mill--Plant, Miscommunication, Paper, Paper Roll, Pelvis, Run Over, Struck By
NAICS: 322121
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345423933
Employer profile: EVERGREEN PACKAGING LLC
Summary number: 221372543
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee fractures pelvis when struck and run over by paper

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 a.m. on May 30, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a paper mill was helping to push a roll of paper that was stuck on a conveyor belt. The paper roll was sideways and as the employee and coworkers were pushing the roll in an attempt straighten it. At this time, a coworker removed the chock that was holding the paper causing the paper to begin to roll. The crew could not stop the roll as it began to roll. The crew ran to get out of the way, but the employee fell on loose paper on the floor and the roll struck her and ran up her leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured pelvis.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 F

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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