Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Westrock, 6701 South Freeway, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76134
on , Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was running a load tiering device. As the employee was trying to remove a piece of strap that was lodged or caught in the machine, the forks caught his right hand. He suffered a broken middle finger and lacerations to the palm and back of the hand. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.