Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170762553 - Employee injured when hand is caught in roller

Accident Summary Nr: 170762553 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119799385	11/15/1996	2752	0	Artistic Printing

Abstract: Employee #1, an experienced offset printer, was cleaning a small offset press while it was running. He reached under the ink transfer rollers to rub off a paper mark. He was pressing his hand, palm up, against the rollers when his palm became caught in the nip point of an in-running roller. Employee #1 later stated that he had used the same technique many times in the past. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3314(a).

Keywords: OFFSET PRESS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119799385			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Printing machine operators

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