OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #691055

PRINTING PRESS,AMPUTATED,REPAIR,FINGER,SPROCKET,GEAR

1987-03-18T00:00:00

Event: PRINTING PRESS,AMPUTATED,REPAIR,FINGER,SPROCKET,GEAR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 691055
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Service technician's fingers amputated while repairing press

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a service technician, was adjusting the main drive chain on a gear driven sprocket of a Davidson 500 printing press when four fingers on his left h and were amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
547

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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