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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211110127 · 11/23/2021 · P.A. Hutchison 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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
P.A. Hutchison Company
Location
400 Penn Avenue, MAYFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 18433
NAICS
323111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the roller and ink ball on a press. The employee used a rag to wipe up the excess solution. The moving roller pulled in the rag and the employee's right hand pinching it between the roller and ink ball. The employee suffered severe lacerations to their ring finger and an amputation of their middle finger at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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