OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #686543

MAINTENANCE,OFFSET PRESS,FINGER,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,NIP POINT,PRESS

1985-08-26T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,OFFSET PRESS,FINGER,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,NIP POINT,PRESS
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 686543
Report ID: 854910

Event description

FINGERS CAUGHT IN PRESS ROLLERS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A HARRIS OFFSET PRESS. MODEL #845, CAPABLE OF RUNNING 50,000 COPIES PER HOUR. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING PARTS OF THE PRESS WH ILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING (AT 85% CAPACITY). HE HAD REMOVED THE GUARD AND THE WAS H UP BLADE, AND WAS WIPING INK FROM THE IMPRESSION CYLINDER BAR WITH A RAG. THE RAG BECAME CAUGHT IN THE IN-RUNNING ROLLER NIP POINTS. HE WAS UNABLE TO LET GO Q UICK ENOUGH TO PREVENT HIS FINGERS FROM BEING PULLED INTO THE NIP POINT ALONG WI TH THE RAG.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
734

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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