Interprint, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Interprint, Inc. in PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Interprint, Inc. Report ID 2019054949
Address 101 Central Berkshire Blvd City, State ZIP PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01201
Event Date May 15, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Presses-printing
Industry (NAICS) 323111 Inspection # 1402354
GPS Coordinates 42.42000, -73.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a sponge to remove dried ink from a press ink pan when the employee's right hand and arm were caught by a rotating cylinder that was near the ink pan. The machine was operating at the time.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2019, a worker at Interprint, Inc. in PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. 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 hospitalized.

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