Ennis Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — FORT SCOTT, KANSAS
| Employer | Ennis Inc. | Report ID | 2019077820 |
| Address | 2920 S. Richards Rd. | City, State ZIP | FORT SCOTT, KANSAS 66701 |
| Event Date | July 31, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Presses-printing |
| Industry (NAICS) | 323111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.80000, -94.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a rotary press machine with a rag when the machine's roller caught and crushed his left middle finger and amputated the ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2019, a worker at Ennis Inc. in FORT SCOTT, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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