Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493888 - Employee Amputates Finger in Printing Press

Accident Summary Nr: 202493888 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/10/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316519404	10/18/2012	2759	323119	Vertis Communications Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:05 a.m. on September 10, 2012, Employee #1, a press operator, was operating a C700 press, when a piece of paper wrapped around the roller. Employee #1 reached into an unguarded opening of the machine with his hand and was pulled into the machine. Employee #1 should have shut-off power to the press before clearing the jam. Specific procedures for clearing or unjamming equipment were not included in the employer's lockout/tagout program. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The injury resulted in an amputation of a finger.

Keywords: PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316519404			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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