OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480693
FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER CONVEYOR,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,NIP POINT,HAND
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S HAND PULLED INTO NIP POINT OF PAPER ROLLERS
Investigation abstract
AT 2:20 PM ON MAY 13, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A "HAND WORKER" FOR A COMMERCIAL PRINTI NG COMPANY, REACHED INTO THE EXITING CARRIER ROLLERS OF A MODEL B-22 "STAHL" #4 BUCKLE FOLDER MACHINE WITH HER LEFT HAND. SHE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE WASTE PAPER J AMMED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED NIP POINTS OF THE ROLLERS. HER FINGERS TOUCHED THE UNG UARDED IN-RUNNING ROLLERS AND WERE PULLED INTO THE NIP POINT LOCATED 36 INCHES A BOVE THE WORK FLOOR. THE COMPANY HAD NO SYSTEM IN PLACE TO PREVENT EMPLOYEE CONT ACT WITH THESE IN-RUNNING ROLLERS.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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