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CLIMAX MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — LOWVILLE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CLIMAX MANUFACTURING COMPANY in LOWVILLE, NEW YORK
Employer CLIMAX MANUFACTURING COMPANY Report ID 2015074715
Address 7840 STATE RT. 26 City, State ZIP LOWVILLE, NEW YORK 13367
Event Date July 16, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Printing machinery and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322212 Inspection # 1078607
GPS Coordinates 43.79000, -75.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was looking for debris on the rollers of the flexographic printer. She pulled the web back and her left-hand thumb got caught by the impressing roll and print cylinder. Her thumb was degloved and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2015, a worker at CLIMAX MANUFACTURING COMPANY in LOWVILLE, NEW YORK suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with printing machinery and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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