Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 114165.015 - Employee Fractures Fingers While Removing Idler Roll On Coat

**Accident: 114165.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 02/27/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1382742.015	03/06/2019		Presstek Holdings, Inc.

At 8:15 a.m. on February 27, 2019, Employee #1 was removing a 6 foot long, 400 l b. idler roll on the rewind section of the coating line equipment. A fork-truck with an extending boom arm was used with a choked sling around the roller to li ft it. When the end of the roll came free from the greased bearing, the roll jo lted upwards six inches, pinning Employee #1's left pinky, ring, and middle fin ger against the structure of the equipment. The employee suffered three fracture d fingers on the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: finger, forklift, fracture, hoist, pinned, powered industrial vehicle, roller conveyor, sling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1382742.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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