Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117009.015 - Employee suffers degloving injury in printing press

Accident Summary Nr: 117009.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 03/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1387132.015	03/22/2019		326121	Visco Teepak, Llc

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on March 14, 2019, an employee was cleaning the printing press rollers as part of his assigned duties while the machine was in operation. The employee's right hand got caught on the roller and pulled the hand and arm between the printing roller and a stationary, 7/8 inch metal guide bar. The employee sustained a degloving injury of the right arm from the wrist to the elbow. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught In, Cleaning, Forearm, Printing Press, Roller Conveyor, Skin

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1387132.015	55	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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