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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017021127 · 2/4/2017 · J. L. Clark, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
J. L. Clark, Inc.
Location
923 23rd Ave, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
NAICS
332439
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While cleaning a lithography press, an employee's rag and left hand were pulled into the roller's point of operation. The machine was running at the time and the employee's hand was partially degloved and his left index, middle and ring fingers were partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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