# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Westrock
> OSHA SIR `2017021359` · 2/10/2017 · EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Westrock
- **Location:** 3101 Westway, EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62025
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating the cardboard baler when it jammed. The employee's arm was caught in the machine while trying to unjam it. The employee was admitted to the hospital for his injuries.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*