OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #825489

ALFORD INDUSTRIES INC

BALTIMORE, MD· 1987-08-19T00:00:00

Event: PLATFORM, PRINTING PRESS, WORK RULES, SLIP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, LOST BALANCE, HAND
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18846626
Employer profile: ALFORD INDUSTRIES INC
Summary number: 825489
Report ID: 352420

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HAND INJURED IN PRINTING PRESS NIP POINT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CHAMPLAIN ROTARY PRINTING PRESS, COMPANY NO.617. HE OBSERVED A DRY SPOT ON THE IMPRESSION ROLLER. HE MOUNTED THE PLATFORM BETWEEN TH E UNITS, FACING THE DOCTOR BLADE CONTROL KNOB. WHILE THE MACHINE WAS RUNNING, HE REACHED IN WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE PLATFROM UPON WHICH HE WAS STANDING MOVED, C AUSING HIM TO SLIGHTLY SLIP AND LOSE BALANCE. HE PLACED HIS HAND INSIDE THE INGO ING NIP POINT BETWEEN THE IMPRESSION ROLLER AND THE CYLINDER. HE WAS TAKEN BY CA R TO ST. AGNES HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
12

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
734

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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