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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018087916 · 8/2/2018 · Forum Communications Company

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, unspecified
Source
Presses-printing

Employer

Name
Forum Communications Company
Location
4601 16th Avenue North, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58102
NAICS
323110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a blemish that developed on the press plate of a sheet-fed press machine when his right index finger was caught in a roller, resulting in an amputation to the top portion of his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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