OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #891457

FRACTURE,PRINTING PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,UNGUARDED

1990-01-30T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,PRINTING PRESS,FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 891457
Report ID: 352430

Event description

Employee's finger fractured when caught by roller

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, the manager of the reproduction department of a consulting engineer ing firm, was helping a machine operator during a busy period by running a Hamad a 775 CDY printing press. He shut off the machine while he removed some tape and made a roller adjustment, and then started it again without reinstalling the gu ard. When he placed his right hand on the moving roller to feel the water, his r ing finger was pulled in. The employee fractured the tip of his finger before th e automatic shut-off stopped the machine.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
19

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
1

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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