Amputations

Name: Amputations at Versa Press, Inc.
Start: 1/22/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010690 · 1/22/2020 · Versa Press, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses-printing

Employer

Name: Versa Press, Inc.
Location: 1465 Spring Bay Rd., EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61611
NAICS: 323117
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 21, 2020, at around 3:00 PM, an employee was fixing a printing press when his right hand fingers were caught between the belt and pulley resulting in lacerations to the index and middle fingers. The middle fingertip was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown