Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170171102 - Employee's fingers amputated when caught in press rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 170171102 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/14/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111832457	07/03/1991	2752	0	Imperial Marking Systems

Abstract: At approximately 2:10 p.m. on May 1, 1991, Employee #1, of Imperial Marking Systems, was webbing station #6 of the 4120 printing press in preparation for a new job run. The old stock had been taken out and he was inserting a new roll and webbing. As Employee #1 pushed the feed through the analog and impression rollers, he apparently contacted the 4-position (function) joy stick. This activated the rollers, amputating Employee #1's right thumb and index finger. He had been hired in July 1989 and, at the time of the accident, had approximately 7 months of experience on this printing press.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SET UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111832457			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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