West Penn Printing
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | West Penn Printing | Report ID | 2017076224 |
| Address | 103 Riverpark Drive | City, State ZIP | NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16101 |
| Event Date | July 6, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Presses-printing |
| Industry (NAICS) | 323111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.01000, -80.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a printing press. The press was locked/tagged out, and the employee disengaged and removed the folder mechanism. The employee then attempted to re-engage the folder mechanism and slid it back into the press. As he was re-engaging the mechanism, his left index finger was caught and partially amputated in the mechanism's gear and chain.
Incident Summary
On July 6, 2017, a worker at West Penn Printing in NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with presses-printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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