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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181213087 · 12/21/2018 · LSC Communications

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
LSC Communications
Location
1600 N. Main Street, PONTIAC, ILLINOIS, 61764
NAICS
511140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 6:00 p.m. on December 21, 2018, an employee was trying to clear a jam in a hopper. The push plate moved while his right hand was in the hopper, resulting in a crushing injury to his right index finger. The finger was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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