Amputations

Name: Amputations at Journal Star Printing Co.
Start: 8/23/2015

1 amputation · 2015086029 · 8/23/2015 · Journal Star Printing Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses-printing

Employer

Name: Journal Star Printing Co.
Location: 926 P St., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68506
NAICS: 511110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee amputated the fingertips of the right thumb, index and middle fingers while cleaning the rollers on a printing press. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown