K. C. PRINTING SERVICES, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — LAKE BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at K. C. PRINTING SERVICES, INC. in LAKE BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS
Employer K. C. PRINTING SERVICES, INC. Report ID 20190810241
Address 22292 N. Pepper Rd. City, State ZIP LAKE BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS 60010
Event Date August 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Presses-printing
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 323111 Inspection # 1430281
GPS Coordinates 42.18000, -88.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the rollers on a printing press. The rag got caught and pulled the employee's hand into the roller resulting in a fracture and partial loss of a nail.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2019, a worker at K. C. PRINTING SERVICES, INC. in LAKE BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hand(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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