OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297659
BOARDMAN PRINTING COMPANY OF MD INC
BELCAMP, MD·
Event description
Employee's hand injured when caught in rollers
Investigation abstract
At 7:15 a.m. on July 9, 1986, Employee #1 was performing tasks as a roll operato r on a Harris N-1650 offset press when the web (paper) broke, causing an automat ic shutdown. He was attempting to stop a free-wheeling 5 in. diameter roller whe n he became caught in another 4 in. diameter roller that was 1 1/2 in. away from the first. He sustained minor injuries. Employee #1 was aware of the company's safety rule prohibiting this procedure, which is not common practice at the plan t. Because Employee #1 was aware of the administration's rules, the finding was apparent employee misconduct with no apparent violation. No citation was recomme nded.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 737
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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