Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141497.015 - Employee fractures ribs and punctures lungs when caught in p

Accident Summary Nr: 141497.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 11/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565889.015	11/23/2021		322130	Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on November 19, 2021, an employee was approaching the rewind rolls during a "paster" (paper splice). The employee got caught in the pinch point between the paper rolls and the winder roll. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught In, Fracture, Lung, Paper Roll, Pinch Point, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rib, Roll

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1565889.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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