OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14201552
FINGER,GUARD,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,POINT OF OPERATION
Event description
INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN PRESS
Investigation abstract
Employee was operating a printing press. The press could run up to 32-inch-wide stock. They were running narrow stock on this date and oiling the unused ends of the rollers to prevent ink built up. The oil can was leaking and the employee w rapped a rag around it so it would not drip on the stock. The rag got caught in one of the rollers pulling the employee's finger into the press and cutting his finger. This press did not have guards on the ingoing nip points. An automatic o iling system has been installed to the Stevens 32 inch back cylinder press with six stations.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 734
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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