OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14299952
PRINTING PRESS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,SLIP,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,SAFETY SHOE,UNGUARDED,FOOT
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS OF A PRESS
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A HARRIS M-110, 6 COMPARTMENT WEB PRESS, SERIAL NUMBER FOOT AND A FRACTURED BIG TOE. HE ADMITTED THAT HE HAD BEEN TRAINED TO LEAVE ALL GUARDS IN PLACE. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT: 1) EMPLOYEE MISJUDGEMENT OF A HAZARDOUS CONDITION, 2) DISOBEDIENCE, IE. TAKING SHORT CUTS, AND, 3) WEARING OF IMPROPER SHOES. 01953647. HE REMOVED THE LOWER GUARD AND ATTACHED A 2 1/4 INCH BY 2 1/4 INCH BY 29 1/2 INCH SQUEEGEE AND TRAY. THE EMPLOYEE NEGLECTED TO REPLACE THE WIRE GUARD. LATER, IN ORDER TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE, HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE SQUEEGE E. HIS FOOT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE 3/16 INCH OPENING BETWEEN THE UPPER RUBBER ROLL ER AND THE LOWER STEEL ROLLER. BOTH ROLLERS ARE 3 1/4 INCH IN DIAMETER. THE RUBB ER ROLLER IS 27 INCHES LONG. THE STEEL ROLLER IS 28 INCHES LONG. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FULLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED IN PRESS OPERATIONS. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO T HE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED CUTS AND LACERATIONS TO THE FRONT OF HIS RIGHT
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 734
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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