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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016010272 · 1/12/2016 · Hallmark Cards Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Hallmark Cards Inc.
Location
450 Eisenhower Rd, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, 66048
NAICS
322222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a scouring pad to clean the rubber pressure and printing rollers on a printing press. The machine was running at the time. The employee got caught in the nip point between the rubber pressure roller and the printing roller and was hospitalized with two broken fingers. Surgery had to be performed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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