SCANTRON
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | SCANTRON | Report ID | 2019010515 |
| Address | 3975 CONTINENTAL DRIVE | City, State ZIP | COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA 17512 |
| Event Date | January 15, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 323119 | Inspection # | 1382981 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.04000, -76.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing paper stuck in a vacuum roller when the employee's left thumb was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation at the mid-nail area (no bone loss).
Incident Summary
On January 15, 2019, a worker at SCANTRON in COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with printing machinery and equipment, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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