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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018065441 · 6/4/2018 · PACKAGING CONCEPTS

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
PACKAGING CONCEPTS
Location
9832 EVERGREEN INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63123
NAICS
322221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the rollers on a printing press with a rag when the rag was caught in the rollers. His left hand then went into the rollers, amputating his index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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