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OSHA Injury Report: Mill Operations Battle Creek RPB

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Mill Operations Battle Creek RPB in Battle Creek, MI 49037 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in pAPERBOARD MILLS.

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
Wet End Belbond Catwalk
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
91

Employee was standing on the Belbond Catwalk Platform helping assist with a wire change The employee was in the process of attempting to slide a section of railing to open the catwalk area The railing was not sliding properly causing difficulties in opening Another employee in the area began pulling the end of the railing while the first employee who was standing on the catwalk pushed the railing attempting to get it to slide open Suddenly the railing slid open causing the employees hand to become pinched between the railing resulting in injury

Employee was standing on the Belbond Catwalk Platform helping assist with a wire change The employee was in the process of attempting to slide a section of railing to open the catwalk area The railing was not sliding properly causing difficulties in opening Another employee in the area began pulling the end of the railing while the first employee who was standing on the catwalk pushed the railing attempting to get it to slide open Suddenly the railing slid open causing the employees hand to become pinched between the railing resulting in injury

Fracture Finger Right Ring Finger

Belbond catwalk railing

Fracture Finger Right Ring Finger Belbond catwalk railing Forceful exertion pushing pulling

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-9196 — Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
322130 — PAPERBOARD MILLS
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
136
Total hours worked
390595
EIN
581271825
Establishment ID
1363988
Employer case #
272
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27FEB2025:23:58:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.