Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170177653 - Employee's fingertip injured in moving chain of press

Accident Summary Nr: 170177653 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/25/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112226790	10/02/1990	2711	0	Los Angeles Times

Abstract: At approximately 11:35 a.m. on September 21, 1990, Employee #1, a pressman for the Los Angeles Times, was removing newspaper that had accumulated under the Ferag machine table, series #22900020. The tip of his right middle finger became caught in a moving chain and he sustained injuries that required hospitalization for 4 days. Employee #1 should have stopped the conveyor and called maintenance to clear away the newspapers. The machine was equipped with a safety guard.

Keywords: CHAIN, PRINTING PRESS, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, PRESS OPERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112226790			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Printing machine operators

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