OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297691
BOARDMAN PRINTING CO., OF MARYLAND, INC.
BELCAMP, MD·
Event description
Employee's hand injured when caught in ink rollers
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was performing his assigned duties when the web (paper) in a press b roke, causing the press to shut down. The web was re-inserted and Employee #1 wa s spraying the rollers when he noted that paper was stuck in the ink rolls. Empl oyee #1 attempted to remove the paper while the press was coming up to speed, bu t he slipped and his fingers and hand became caught between the unguarded 4 in. and 6 in. diameter ink rollers. Employee #1 was transferred to a local hand trau ma center with hand injuries that resulted in a disability of undetermined lengt h. This was an apparent violation of 1910-212(a)(1) and a citation was recommend ed.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 734
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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