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Johnson Newspaper Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — WATERTOWN, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Johnson Newspaper Corporation in WATERTOWN, NEW YORK
Employer Johnson Newspaper Corporation Report ID 2021076370
Address 260 Washington Street City, State ZIP WATERTOWN, NEW YORK 13601
Event Date July 31, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Presses-printing
Industry (NAICS) 323111 Inspection # 1545699
GPS Coordinates 43.97000, -75.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding paper into a folder mechanism on a press and adjusting the tension in preparation for the evening press run. The employee's left little finger got caught in the rollers. As the employee attempted to pull their left hand out, their right hand was caught in the roller resulting in an amputation injury.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2021, a worker at Johnson Newspaper Corporation in WATERTOWN, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with presses-printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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