Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020781 - Employee's Hand Injured When Caught in Pinch Point of Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201020781 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125534685	01/05/2006	2711	511110	Lake County Publishing Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on November 22, 2005, Employee #1, a lead pressman, wanted to check the water level in a cleaning tray of a plate of a Web Press Quadar-color printer, Model 36, Serial Number 52-67. He tried to do this by reaching for the water tray from the front of the machine with his right hand. His hand became caught in the pinching action between two running rollers above the water tray. His right hand was degloved and his middle finger was fractured. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, DEGLOVED, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125534685			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Printing machine operators

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