RR Donnelley & Sons Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | RR Donnelley & Sons Company | Report ID | 2015041915 |
| Address | 1645 West Sam Houston Pkwy | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77043 |
| Event Date | April 11, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Presses-printing |
| Industry (NAICS) | 323110 | Inspection # | 1055767 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.80000, -95.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a paper jam on a press machine when a coworker depressed the controls for the press rollers to go into reverse. As the rollers reversed, the employee's right thumb was pulled into the rollers, causing an amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 11, 2015, a worker at RR Donnelley & Sons Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with presses-printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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