OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #825331

PRINTING PRESS,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,THUMB,ROLLER--MACH/PART,GEAR,UNGUARDED

1987-07-09T00:00:00

Event: PRINTING PRESS,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,THUMB,ROLLER--MACH/PART,GEAR,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 825331
Report ID: 352420

Event description

Employee's thumb injured in unguarded roller gears

Investigation abstract

On July 9, 1987, Employee #1 was operating a printing press when his left thumb became caught in the gears that were located 2 to 3 in. from the press frame. He had removed the roller gear guards approximately three months before to clean/l ubricate the dampener rollers. They were never replaced.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 53 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
734

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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