Journal Star Printing Co.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Journal Star Printing Co. | Report ID | 2015086029 |
| Address | 926 P St. | City, State ZIP | LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68506 |
| Event Date | August 23, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Presses-printing |
| Industry (NAICS) | 511110 | Inspection # | 1089024 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.81000, -96.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee amputated the fingertips of the right thumb, index and middle fingers while cleaning the rollers on a printing press. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On August 23, 2015, a worker at Journal Star Printing Co. in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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
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