Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170180129 - Employee's finger amputated in printing press

Accident Summary Nr: 170180129 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112151741	12/26/1990	3652	0	Allied Record Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Allied Record Company in Commerce, CA, was operating a press that printed labels on compact discs. He had put his right hand inside the machine's holding space to mix ink in the inkpot when it became caught by the returning roller assembly. His right index finger was crushed. When Employee #1 tried to pull out his hand, part of the finger was amputated. The printer had an interlocked door, but the panel adjacent to the interlocked door had been removed to enable employees to mix ink while the machine was running.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112151741			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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