OSHA Injury Report: US Gypsum Otsego

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

stop a roll from moving

What happened

Experienced a snap and wrap at the winder Was in the process of slabbing off the paper on the roll down to the snap and wrap with a broke knife As the employee was slabbing down the paper the roll started to move The injured employee went to grab the roll to stop it from moving At the same time the employee that was slabbing the paper also reached up to stop the roll from moving with the knife in hand and blade still extended When he did this the knife blade came into contact with the injured employees left middle finger cutting the tip just below the nail

Injury or illness

Nature of InjuryIllness Cutlaceration Body Parts HandsLeft

Object or substance involved

broke knife

Summary line

Nature of InjuryIllness Cutlaceration Cause of InjuryIllnessSharp object contact cut laceration puncture Body Parts HandsLeft Object Substance broke knife

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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