# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Westrock Texas, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `2024076221` · 7/10/2024 · EVADALE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Cranes  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** Westrock Texas, L.P.
- **Location:** 1913 FM 105, EVADALE, TEXAS, 77615
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A 15-foot long paper roll was being hoisted by an indoor crane. During the hoisting evolution, an employee's right hand became caught in the hoisting slings and their thumb was partially amputated.

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