OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221414972

CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING-NIAGARA FALLS

NIAGARA FALLS, NY· 2021-11-19T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Caught In, Fracture, Lung, Paper Roll, Pinch Point, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rib, Roll
NAICS: 322130
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345658892
Employer profile: CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING-NIAGARA FALLS
Summary number: 221414972
Report ID: 0213600

Event description

Employee fractures ribs and punctures lungs when caught in p

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 p.m. on November 19, 2021, an employee was approaching the rewind rolls during a "paster" (paper splice). The employee got caught in the pinch point between the paper rolls and the winder roll. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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