Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138266.015 - Employee burns arm on heating plate when pulled into press

Accident Summary Nr: 138266.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1532868.015	05/26/2021		323111	Gannett Graphics, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee working as a pressing machine operator was cleaning an energized press machine. The machine cycled and caught the employee's left forearm in the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat third degree burns to his forearm from contact with the heating plate.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Caught Between, Caught By, Cleaning, Contact, Energized, Engineering Controls, Forearm, Heat, Heater, High Temperature, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Press Operator, Protective Clothing, Pulled In, Safety Device, Skin

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532868.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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