Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PIONEER CONTAINER CORPORATION, 1100 ELLERBROOK ROAD, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
Employee was wiping off the plate while the machine was running. The rag got caught in the machine pulling the employee's hand into the machine and catching it between the print cylinder and the anologix cylinder. The right 4th and 5th fingertips were amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Paper production machinery, unspecified
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