Funeral Register Books Inc
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — VIRDEN, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Funeral Register Books Inc | Report ID | 2024109883 |
| Address | 246 E. Dean Street Virden Illinois 62690 | City, State ZIP | VIRDEN, ILLINOIS 62690 |
| Event Date | October 23, 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 | Bindery machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.50000, -89.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a book binding machine that was feeding covers crooked. The employee slid the side door open to investigate. His left hand went down between the brushes and his middle finger struck the blade, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 23, 2024, a worker at Funeral Register Books Inc in VIRDEN, ILLINOIS 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 bindery machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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