Rhinelander, WI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Rhinelander Paper Unit
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Rhinelander Paper Unit in 515 W Davenport Street, Rhinelander, WI 54501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was utility Mech in paper Products.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Rhinelander Paper Unit
- Parent company
- Ahlstrom-Munksjo
- Street
- 515 W Davenport Street
- City
- Rhinelander
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54501
- On-site location
- At the work bench near old stoker boilers
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 80
Before the incident
Attempting to close a drawer
What happened
On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] EE was at the coal handler workstation in the boiler house. EE shut a drawer to a cabinet and inadvertently slammed the fingertip of their right ring finger in the drawer. Part of the fingertip and fingernail was removed and remained in the glove. EE was bleeding heavily. Security washed the fingertip and wrapped it in gauze. Paramedics were dispatched and arrived on property at [REDACTED] Aspirus EEs intervened while waiting for paramedics. EE was transported to hospital at [REDACTED] EE 's supervisor and manager were notified. There is a photo of the injury attached to this report.
Injury or illness
Amputation of Fingers Right Side
Object or substance involved
Containers Furniture and Fixtures - Furniture and fixtures
Summary line
Amputation of Fingers Right Side - Directly harmed by: Containers Furniture and Fixtures - Furniture and fixtures
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Utility Mech
- SOC code
- 53-7199: Material Moving Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 322121: Paper Products
- NAICS vintage
- 2017
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 328
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 663,722
- EIN
- 208157633
- Establishment ID
- 568553
- Employer case #
- FY23-00671
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 07:55
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-15
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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