Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Specialty Promotions, Inc., 6019 W. Howard St., NILES, ILLINOIS 60714
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was threading the web on a press when his hand was caught between the impression cylinders. Four of the employee's fingers were amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
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