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WV NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING COMPANY

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Avulsions, enucleations — MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WV NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING COMPANY in MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer WV NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING COMPANY Report ID 2019021472
Address 1251 EARL CORE DRIVE City, State ZIP MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 26505
Event Date February 9, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Presses-printing
Industry (NAICS) 511110 Inspection # 1377856
GPS Coordinates 39.62000, -79.93000

Incident Narrative

After a roll change, an employee was scooping up waste paper when his left hand was caught in a conveyor on the newspaper press, resulting in a de-gloving injury and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2019, a worker at WV NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING COMPANY in MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s), unspecified. 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.

Context

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