Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1522777.015 - Sheridan Publishing

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1522777.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 03/31/2021

Site Address:
Sheridan Publishing
5100 33rd St.
Kentwood, MI 49512

Mailing Address:
5100 33rd St., Kentwood, MI 49512

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 323120

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/06/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/08/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1745935	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134465.015

Event: 03/12/2021

Employee catches finger between paper roll core and air bar

At 12:15 p.m. on March 12, 2021, Employee #1 was loading a new roll of paper and removing the expired paper roll core at a printing press feed stand. While performing these tasks, the employee's finger became caught between the air bar shaft groove and the core of the paper roll. The employee sustained an amputation to the right ring finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Paper, Paper Roll, Pinch Point, Pinched, Tagout

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1522777.015	58	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Printing machine operators

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