OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221382666

GANNETT GRAPHICS, INC.

LEEDS, AL· 2021-05-13T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Burn, Caught Between, Caught By, Cleaning, Contact, Energized, Engineering Controls, Forearm, Heat, Heater, High Temperature, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Press Operator, Protective Clothing, Pulled In, Safety Device, Skin
NAICS: 323111
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345328686
Employer profile: GANNETT GRAPHICS, INC.
Summary number: 221382666
Report ID: 0418300

Event description

Employee burns arm on heating plate when pulled into press

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee working as a pressing machine operator was cleaning an energized press machine. The machine cycled and caught the employee's left forearm in the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat third degree burns to his forearm from contact with the heating plate.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
747

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