OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #742346
MARYLAND PAPER BOX COMPANY INC.
BALTIMORE, MD·
Event description
Employee's fingers crushed when caught between rollers
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to remove a jammed cardboard box from a model Mark K mercury folding carton machine when he stepped on a foot pad 2 ft off the ground . Oil from a leaking gear box was on the bottoms of his shoes and he slipped, be coming caught between the nip rollers. Employee #1's fingers were crushed and he was hospitalized. Employee #1 had received training in operating the machine; h owever, the troubleshooting and safety training he received was limited.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 765
- Human factor
- 15
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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