OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970996
AMPUTATED,FINGER,CLEANING,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,NIP POINT,LOST BALANCE,PRESS
Event description
Employee suffers finger amputation in press nip point
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:00 a.m. on June 25, 1989, Employee #1 was cleaning an ink rol ler on the #1 inline press while it was running. He lost his balance and caught his right fingers between the ink roller and the stencil roller of the press. Am putation of the middle finger and stitches to the ring and pinkie fingers were n ecessary. Employee #1 required hospitalization after having his middle finger su rgically amputated to the first joint.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 737
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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