Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140134 - Employee's fingers injured when hand pulled into roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201140134 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120163126	12/18/1996	2653	0	Crockett Container Corporation

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on October 25, 1996, Employee #1 was cleaning an ink spill on the rollers of a letterpress/printer-slotter machine. To reach the entire surface of the rollers, he was jogging the rollers using a switch provided for this purpose on the control panel of the machine. Employee #1 was pushing the jog button with his right hand and cleaning the rollers with his left hand. He was using a rag to wipe off excess ink when his left hand was pulled into the nip point of the two in-running rollers. Employee #1's ring finger was amputated and three other fingers were badly injured. He was treated at UCI Medical Center.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, NIP POINT, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120163126			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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