Big Sky Publishing, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BOZEMAN, MONTANA
| Employer | Big Sky Publishing, LLC | Report ID | 2017054307 |
| Address | 2820 West College Street | City, State ZIP | BOZEMAN, MONTANA 59718 |
| Event Date | May 11, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 |
| Secondary Source | Textiles, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 511110 | Inspection # | 1234045 |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.67000, -111.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a towel to clean water drops off a press ink ball when the loose end of the towel was drawn into the press. The employee's finger was also drawn in and amputated.
Incident Summary
On May 11, 2017, a worker at Big Sky Publishing, LLC in BOZEMAN, MONTANA 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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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