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Forum Communications Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Forum Communications Company in FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Forum Communications Company Report ID 2018087916
Address 4601 16th Avenue North City, State ZIP FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58102
Event Date August 2, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Presses-printing
Industry (NAICS) 323110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 46.90000, -96.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a blemish that developed on the press plate of a sheet-fed press machine when his right index finger was caught in a roller, resulting in an amputation to the top portion of his finger.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2018, a worker at Forum Communications Company in FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with presses-printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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