OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378169

JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION

WATERTOWN, NY· 2021-07-31T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Hand, Power Roller, Press
NAICS: 511110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345456990
Employer profile: JOHNSON NEWSPAPER CORPORATION
Summary number: 221378169
Report ID: 0215800

Event description

Employee?s hands are caught in press rollers, incurs amputat

Investigation abstract

At 6:40 p.m. on July 31, 2021, Employee #1 was putting paper into a feed roller when the left pinky became caught in the rollers. While attempting to free the left hand with the right hand, the right hand also became caught. The employee sustained amputations to both hands and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Event type
2

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