OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #890632

PRINTING PRESS,ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,CYLINDER,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED

1988-12-28T00:00:00

Event: PRINTING PRESS,ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,CYLINDER,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NIP POINT,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 890632
Report ID: 352410

Event description

Employee's finger amputated when caught in nip point

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was threading a cross perf unit of a printing press. The webbing had developed a tear so he completely tore it across in order to reweb it. He inser ted the paper between the anvil and the perf blade, holding the cylinder with hi s left hand, and began to jog a switch that activated the cylinders. The nip poi nt was not guarded and his finger became caught between the rotating cylinders. His left index finger was amputated when he tried to pull it out of the equipmen t.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
734

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
3

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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