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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2015074715 · 7/16/2015 · CLIMAX MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Printing machinery and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
CLIMAX MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Location
7840 STATE RT. 26, LOWVILLE, NEW YORK, 13367
NAICS
322212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was looking for debris on the rollers of the flexographic printer. She pulled the web back and her left-hand thumb got caught by the impressing roll and print cylinder. Her thumb was degloved and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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