MODERN LITHO-PRINT CO.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at MODERN LITHO-PRINT CO. in JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
Employer MODERN LITHO-PRINT CO. Report ID 2024021139
Address 6009 STERTZER RD City, State ZIP JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65101
Event Date February 6, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Printing machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 323110 Inspection # 1728560
GPS Coordinates 38.54000, -92.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a UV coater machine when it began to make a grinding noise. The employee was investigating the vibration of the machine when a gear caught their right index finger and amputated the tip.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2024, a worker at MODERN LITHO-PRINT CO. in JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with printing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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