MODERN LITHO-PRINT CO.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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.
Context
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