Presstek Holdings, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | Presstek Holdings, Inc. | Report ID | 2019022171 |
| Address | 230 Shaker Road | City, State ZIP | ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06082 |
| Event Date | February 27, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325992 | Inspection # | 1382742 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.00000, -72.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing routine maintenance on a coating machine. A stuck idler roll sprung loose, jamming three of the employee's fingers between the idler roll and the frame of the machine. The employee's middle finger was injured.
Incident Summary
On February 27, 2019, a worker at Presstek Holdings, Inc. in ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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