Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RR Donnelley, 1005 Commercial Drive, OWENSVILLE, MISSOURI 65066
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's fingertip was amputated while working on the printing press. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
An employee climbed on a pallet to retrieve a "load flag." He fell while dismounting the pallet and landed on his right side on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip.
An employee was rolling a portable piece of equipment from a storage area to the press when one of the castors hit a seam in the concrete floor, causing the equipment to lurch to one side and strike a stationary object. An enclosure door mounted on the side of the portable equipment closed on the employee's fingertip, resulting in amputation.
An employee was handling a magnetic cylinder at a die station. When she tried to roll the cylinder into a cradle, it overshot the cradle and fell onto her right hand, amputating the little finger past the first knuckle.
On September 21, 2016, around 3:30 a.m., an employee was changing out a 1,400-pound seal-in roller with a hoist when the roller rolled on to his left thumb tip. The thumb tip had to be surgically amputated.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
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An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.