OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424260

COHESION PAPER PRODUCTS, LLC

PLAIN CITY, OH· 2021-12-20T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Hand, Pinched, Printing Press, Roller--Mach/Part, Thumb
NAICS: 333244
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345707996
Employer profile: COHESION PAPER PRODUCTS, LLC
Summary number: 221424260
Report ID: 0522500

Event description

Employee amputates fingers on printing press

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on December 20, 2021, an employee was operating the #8 Flexographic Printing Machine. The employee was standing near the rollers on the printer end of the machine and noticed that a piece of trash was present on the rollers. The employee attempted to pull the piece of trash off of the rollers while the machine was running. This resulted in an amputation of the employee's thumb and index finger on the right hand. The employee was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Event type
2

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