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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016065190 · 6/13/2016 · SOUTHEASTERN NEWSPAPERS COMPANY, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
SOUTHEASTERN NEWSPAPERS COMPANY, LLC
Location
1375 Chatham Parkway, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31405
NAICS
511110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee removed the safety gate of the inserter machine and got in front of the machine to clean the paper out. The machine started to move and the employee was pinned between the pockets of the machine and the crossbar resulting in multiple fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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