Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170378533 - Employee's fingers injured when caught in printing press

Accident Summary Nr: 170378533 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 05/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111804357	05/06/1996	7334	0	Alphagraphics

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 1, 1996, Employee #1, of Alphagraphics, Inc., was operating an A. B. Dick #9870 printing press when he noticed that a vacuum tube had disconnected from its nozzle. He was reaching into the machine to replace the tube when his hand became caught between the rotating impression cylinder and the rod. His fingers were crushed and broken. Employee #1 failed to turn off the machine before reaching inside.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PRINTING PRESS, ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111804357			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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