THREE Z PRINTING COMPANY
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — TEUTOPOLIS, ILLINOIS
| Employer | THREE Z PRINTING COMPANY | Report ID | 2015052175 |
| Address | 902 WEST MAIN STREET | City, State ZIP | TEUTOPOLIS, ILLINOIS 62467 |
| Event Date | May 14, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 323110 | Inspection # | 1067904 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.12000, -88.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
In the bindery division, an employee had a partial amputation of his right pinky finger from the bottom knuckle up. The employee was working on the autostacker, which cuts paper product, when the amputation occurred at 11:00 PM on 5/14/15.
Incident Summary
On May 14, 2015, a worker at THREE Z PRINTING COMPANY in TEUTOPOLIS, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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