LSC Communications

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MATTOON, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at LSC Communications in MATTOON, ILLINOIS
Employer LSC Communications Report ID 2018032509
Address 6821 East County Road 1100 N City, State ZIP MATTOON, ILLINOIS 61938
Event Date March 14, 2018 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) 323119 Inspection # 1302288
GPS Coordinates 39.53000, -88.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of paper that was stuck in an offset press when the employee's finger was pinched in the rotating rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2018, a worker at LSC Communications in MATTOON, ILLINOIS 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.

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