OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #894568

HEAD,PRINTING PRESS,REPAIR,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,NIP POINT

1989-04-20T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,PRINTING PRESS,REPAIR,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,NIP POINT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 894568
Report ID: 355111

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between rollers

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was helping to run a Champlain eight-color, 38 in. Gravure printing press. While repairing a faulty splice, he reached over the top of the area betw een the rewind roller and the material being rewound. Employee #1 became caught between the two rolls, which crushed his head, killing him instantly.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
737

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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