Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201505369 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated While Cleaning Printing Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201505369 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 10/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307335539	10/22/2004	2673	322223	U C Plastics Mfg, Inc

Abstract: On October 14, 2004, Employee #1, a press operator with U C Plastics Mfg, Inc., was cleaning a six-color Flexographic printing press. In order to access the rollers, he was removing the ink well, which was held in place by twisted wires. The rollers caught his gloves and pulled his right hand in. When he freed himself, Employee #1's supervisor took him to Kaiser Hospital, where he was treated for an amputated little finger and released that same day. Employee #1 failed to deenergized the machinery before cleaning it.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, PLASTIC MFG, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307335539			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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