OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #732008

PRINTING PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CONTUSION

1985-09-30T03:45:00

Event: PRINTING PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 732008
Report ID: 551800

Event description

FINGERS INJURED IN PRINTING PRESS

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 AM IN THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1, EMPL OYED BY MOORE BUSINESS FORMS, INC., WAS OPERATING A RIDDER PRINTING PRESS. THE P APER BEING PRINTED TORE IN TWO, CAUSING THE PRESS TO SHUT DOWN. THE EMPLOYEE STA RTED TO REWEB THE PAPER BETWEEN THE BLANKET AND THE IMPRESSION CYLINDER. INSTEAD OF TAPING THE WEB TO THE CYLINDER, AS COMPANY POLICY DICTATED, HE USED HIS FING ERS. WHEN HE PUSHED THE JOG BUTTON, THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAN D WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BLANKET AND IMPRESSION CYLINDER. THE FINGERNAIL WAS TO RN OFF HIS MIDDLE FINGER AND HIS RING FINGER WAS BADLY BRUISED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
734

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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