Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Westrock CP, LLC, W180 N11900 River Lane, GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN 53022
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was operating the waste chopper. The auger of the waste chopper is driven by two belts that are on a single wheel/sprocket; the belts and the motor that drives them are locked in a cabinet. As the employee was accessing the cabinet to retrieve a tool, his right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the belt and pulley, resulting in amputation. The machine was running at the time.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, n.e.c.