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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018043429 · 4/10/2018 · Pyramid Checks & Printing

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Pyramid Checks & Printing
Location
208 Riverside Industrial Parkway, PORTLAND, MAINE, 04103
NAICS
323113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a web press. He was attempting to wipe up an ink bloat with a shop rag when the rag became caught in the press ink rollers, which then pulled his right hand into the rollers. He suffered lacerations and a broken middle finger, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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