Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202523312 - Employee Catches Finger in Sprocket, Is Later Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 202523312 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/02/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316696913	01/11/2013	2754	323111	Quad/Graphic Printing Corp.

Abstract: On January 2, 2013, Employee #1, a printing machine operator with Quad/Graphic Printing Corporation, reached into a stream feeder, and his right hand made contact with the chain and sprocket. Employee #1's right hand was lacerated. Employee #1's finger on his right hand was caught in a nip point between the chain and the sprocket. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where his hand was treated for lacerations, but his finger sustained amputation.

Keywords: CHAIN, PRINTING PRESS, AMPUTATED, PRINTING, FINGER, LACERATION, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, PRESS OPERATOR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316696913			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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